A London institution closes – the end of the Cafe Royal
The Cafe Royal has closed – a sad end to a great London institution.
Founded in 1865, the Cafe Royal was one of Oscar Wilde’s favourite hangouts. It hosted kings and princes, novelist Graham Greene, and Elizabeth Taylor and Mick Jagger – as well as boxing matches. (That’s where the Marquis of Queensberry comes into the story – not only Oscar Wilde’s great antagonist, but the man who created the rules of modern boxing, the Queensberry Rules.)
But now this end of Regent Street is going to be redeveloped, and the Cafe Royal has got to go. It’s been sold to a …read more
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