It says a lot about a hotel when the Queen Mother would rather settle down for Afternoon Tea here than at the Palace.

Or that it’s the only hotel in the world with the Queen’s Royal Warrant, and the Duchess of Cambridge calmed her frayed nerves with a stay in its plush Royal Suite ahead of her wedding … Located just opposite Buckingham Palace, The Goring, will forever be connected to British Royalty. For generations its staff have remained tight lipped about the coming and goings of the monarchy within the hotel’s halls… and what halls they are too. A constellation of the country’s best designers including, Russell Sage and David Linley ( nephew to the Queen) collaborated to revamp this classic and they’ve left it looking as British as ever: Elegant, quirky, and as comfy as an evening on the couch with a warm cup of tea… The restaurant’s recent inclusion in the Michelin-star family confirms what the Queen Mother knew all along…that the eggs drumkilbo served here are the best in the realm.