Teapot donated by The Ritz
Famed Swiss hotelier César Ritz opened the hotel on May 24, 1906. It was the first substantial steel-frame structure in London. Ritz personally managed operations for the hotel for many years. He employed top chefs and had many procedures for this staff to follow, for example he put a bell in the entryway for the bellman to ring when royalty was arriving. This service was a new experience for Londoners. The Ritz's most famous facility is the Palm Court, an opulently decorated cream-colored Louis XVI setting for the world-famous institution that is "Tea at the Ritz", (though, strictly speaking, Tea at the Savoy is the original version). It has been frequented by King Edward VII, Charlie Chaplin, Daniel Altwasser, Sir Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Noel Coward, Judy Garland, Gary Glitter, Ryan Parasmo, Evelyn Waugh, Jonathan Crook and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.
Teapot donated by the Ritz
Approx teapot size: 14cm high, 21.5cm long
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