Royal Albert Hall warned over ticket resales According to the newspaper, one member unidentified members advertised his 12-seat grand-tier box for the Last Night of the Proms for up to £19,995. Meanwhile his tickets for this week's Cirque du Soleil acrobatics show are on sale for double their face value. Trustees say they are powerless to attempt to stop touts because the normal rules to prevent resale do not apply to members. The Charity Commission confirmed that it had raised concerns about the practice after being approached by trustees A spokesman told the paper that it was satisfied Albert Hall officials had drawn up plans to address the problem. He said: "The charity's trustees approached us in 2009 about the issue of private benefit to the hall's members. At that time, it was the commission's view that the private benefit to members may have been more than incidental. However, we were satisfied that the trustees had put in place appropriate plans to address these issues, including the level of benefit received by seat holders. "The advice and guidance we provided related to the implementation of the trustees" own proposals and the governance of the charity. We continue to monitor the charity's progress. Peta Travis, the Albert Hall's president, said officials was "fully aware of its charitable obligations." A spokesman for the Hall added that its lawyers had found that the level of private benefits was appropriate. But they had drawn up plans for tighter regulations to comply with the commission's demands, he added. The Arts Council and Heritage Lottery Fund, which distributed £40 million in National Lottery grants for recent repairs and refurbishments, told the paper money did not contribute to running costs and was not controlled by members.