Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in right royal style at Claridge’s, often described as the ‘Annexe of Buckingham Palace’. Over the course of her 70-year reign, the Queen has celebrated numerous personal and public occasions at Claridge’s, including her 60th birthday and her ruby wedding anniversary with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
To commemorate this joyous national milestone, Claridge’s is showcasing rarely seen treasures from its archives dating from the Queen’s 1953 Coronation. Curated by Claridge’s in-house archivist Kate Hudson, and displayed in the hotel’s lobby from 1st June, this special presentation includes an original swatch of the hand stitched and beaded fabric from the Queen’s Coronation gown and original menus and cocktail cards served at Claridge’s on Coronation Day in 1953.
Talking of cocktails, The Fumoir and Claridge’s Bar are celebrating the occasion with five new concoctions inspired by the coronation. Toast to Her Majesty with a Royal Stag or a Windsor Rose, which was originally served at Claridge’s on Coronation Day in 1953. Make sure to glimpse the parade of Union Jacks on leaving.
