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Há 2 dias · On the outbreak of war the second Duke of Westminster offered to put Grosvenor House and Eaton Hall at the disposal of the Government. Two years later, in December 1916, Grosvenor House was occupied by Government departments.
Há 2 dias · Porticoes (and balconies) continued to be added to houses throughout the nineteenth century, particularly during the years of the second Marquess of Westminster between 1845 and 1869, and at No. 50 a ponderous enclosed portico was added as late as 1907.
Há 2 dias · The existence of these buildings and their effect upon the neighbourhood must have impressed the second Marquess of Westminster, for in the late 1860's a policy was inaugurated in which he and his son Earl Grosvenor, the future first Duke, were personally involved, to encourage further improved dwellings on his estates.
Há 4 dias · Additionally, Westminster Abbey has a long tradition of royal weddings, beginning with Henry I’s marriage to Matilda of Scotland in 1100. The only other reigning monarch to be wed in the abbey was Richard II, who married Anne of Bohemia in 1382.
Há 3 dias · The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building.
Há 4 dias · Before decamping to Nine Elms, Grosvenor Square was the home of the US Embassy for the best part of a century, first at No. 1, then moving to Eero Saarinen’s modernist construction in 1960 at No. 24. Saarinen’s old chancery building – demolished apart from its facade, and rebuilt – is about to become another luxury hotel.
Há 3 dias · The Most Honourable Order of the Bath [2] is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. [3] Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and the monarch awards it on the advice of His Majesty's Government.
