with Princess Pearl
Harry Roy went into the music business when he was fourteen by learning to play the piano and banjo. He made up his mind to become a dance-band leader when the box factory owned by his family began to do badly. His first big engagement was at the Cafe de Paris, where he stayed four years. Afterwards he toured Australia, South Africa, and Germany, to return to the Leicester Square Theatre. It was then that he began the comedy acts that have earned him the title of 'The Jazz Jester'.
Harry Roy's wife, Princess Pearl, the daughter of the Rajah of Sarawak, appeared with him in the films "A Royal Romance" and "Everything is Rhythm".