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...Embassy has been located at Grosvenor Square through generations of pomp and changing circumstance. In 1968 it was a focal point of anti-Vietnam War protests; after the September 11 attacks, it drew ire from local residents worried it could draw terrorist bombs. Through it all, the Mayfair edifice was the site of lively parties for London's chattering classes and influential leaders passing through. All that is due to change, though, with the announcement that the U.S. Embassy plans to relocate across the Thames to a place whose very name reflects a rougher and more industrial tone: the Nine...
...would expect, meals at Ambassade and the Connaught don't come cheap. But being on a budget doesn't disqualify you from participating in London's renewed enthusiasm for French food. The much lauded Wild Honey in Mayfair, www.wildhoneyrestaurant.co.uk, has raised the bar for informal French dining with its strictly seasonal menu and dash of haute-cuisine craftsmanship. Mains start at around $30. Bord'eaux, www.bord-eaux.com, a great new all-day bistro on Park Lane specializing in the cuisine of southwest France, is cheaper still, with main courses from around...
...Minister, McCain departed Downing Street and hurried straight to a firm double handshake with Cameron in the shadow of Big Ben followed by a discussion covering a similar palette of subjects to the earlier meeting with Brown. After that, McCain fitted in a Republican fundraiser in London's posh Mayfair district before continuing on his European travels...
...city's most prestigious addresses. The U.K.'s housing market is slowing, but so far sales of premier homes have been unaffected, realtors say. According to Knight Frank, demand for homes in neighborhoods such as Belgravia, where Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich lives, Knightsbridge, the home of Harrods, and Mayfair, where the black-Amex set get their suits made at Savile Row, pushed the prices of prime real estate up by almost 40% between the summer of 2006 and summer 2007. In 2006, almost a quarter of properties costing $16 million or more sold through Knight Frank went to Russians; Middle...
...were frequent guests. But by the '60s, inheritance taxes had eroded the castle's fortunes, and its complexion began to change. Desmond Leslie, an experimental musician, set up a nightclub in the grounds. Called Annabel's on the Bog (named after the famous society nightspot in London's Mayfair), it attracted the likes of Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull...