A LIGHT-HEARTED frolic through 14 years of presenting royal stories to the nation on television is to take place at Malvern Theatres.

Jennie Bond will be dropping in to share the highs and lows of life as a BBC royal correspondent at the Forum on Tuesday, June 3.

However, she is keen to stress that the evening will be a "light-hearted romp", not a lecture on royalty.

"It's a laugh," she said. "It's not desperately serious. I'm a bit of a frustrated comedienne - I love to make people laugh."

After nearly a decade and a half covering one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the monarchy she is finally throwing in the commemorative Jubilee tea towel in August.

She has covered births, marriages and deaths, travelled the world with the royal family and witnessed some defining moments in history, such as Nelson Mandela greeting the Queen on her first visit to South Africa for 50 years.

She intends to go freelance, do documentary work and spend more time with her family in Devon.

She says that while she will miss aspects of the life, she is looking forward to not being on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

However, she is confident the institution she is leaving behind is in good shape, and has the public popularity to survive well into the future.

"People are not sure what to put in its place, and it's not broken enough to fix it," she said.

She also guarantees those who attend Reporting Royalty will have plenty of opportunities to question her during the second half of the performance.

It starts at 7.30pm and tickets, priced £10 (students £6), are available from 01684 892277 or www.malvern-theatres.co.uk.