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Dukes Hotel, now known just as Dukes, is a luxury 90 room/suite hotel at 35 and 36 St James's Place, London, founded in 1908. [1] Previous guests have included the composer Edward Elgar, the author Ian Fleming, and various members of the British royal family.
Principal language families of the world (and in some cases geographic groups of families). For greater detail, see Distribution of languages in the world.. This is a list of languages by total number of speakers.
A tea dance, also called a thé dansant (French for "dancing tea"), was a dance held in the summer or autumn from 4 to 7 p.m. In the English countryside, a garden party sometimes preceded the dance. [1]: 26f The function grew out of the afternoon tea tradition, and J. Pettigrew traces its origin to the French colonization of Morocco. [2]
The hotel left the Marriott chain on November 26, 2020, [4] and it was subsequently renamed The Dilly London. In 2022, Archer Hotel Capital sold the hotel to Israel-based Fattal Hotels, which announced plans for a £90 million renovation to reposition the property as a luxury hotel. [5]
Following the opening of the hotel, The Peninsula held Sunday concerts, nightly dinners on the terrace and twice-weekly dinners in the Rose Room. Dinner dances were held every night, with regular Afternoon Tea Dances. The Peninsula then became a popular meeting place for the entire community. It also became a place to spot celebrities.
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film [7] produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson.It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Danny Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, and Scatman Crothers.
68–86 Bar and Restaurant – building in Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK; A. Wong – Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Pimlico, London; Aberdeen Angus Steak Houses – British restaurant chain [1]
The Diplomat is an American political thriller television series created by Debora Cahn.It premiered on Netflix on April 20, 2023. In May 2023, it was renewed for a second season, set to be released 31 October 2024. [1]