The Wildly Expensive Dream of Claridge's: The Hotel Built to House Exiled European Royalty
Автор: Victorian Estates
Загружено: 2026-02-11
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Описание: When Claridge's was rebuilt in 1898, it wasn't designed as a hotel—it was built as a palace-in-exile for European royalty fleeing revolutions, with entire floors designated as "sovereign territory" where exiled kings and queens could legally claim to still be ruling from London soil. The hotel became home to deposed monarchs from across Europe: Napoleon III died there in 1873, the Empress Eugénie lived in a suite for years, and during both world wars, exiled governments operated from Claridge's suites that were legally considered foreign soil. The hotel's architecture included throne rooms, formal reception halls, and a secret telegraph office connecting to British intelligence—making Claridge's not just a hotel, but an extension of British foreign policy where puppet governments were propped up at £100 per night. Today, Claridge's still maintains "royal suites" with the original sovereign territory designation, meaning technically, guests can commit crimes in those rooms and claim diplomatic immunity.
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