The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is almost upon us. The historic event marks Her Majesty’s record-breaking 70th year on the throne. This means, of course, that ardent royalists up and down the country will be digging out their old copies of Hello! magazine, revisiting well-thumbed photoshoots of bygone royal christenings and polishing off their commemorative merch. The rest of us will be typing “where to buy bunting” into Google and panic-buying Battenberg.
But while we assemble our paltry Jubilee preparations, London’s most chic hotels are in the process of executing far more elaborate tributes to the Queen. Expect perfectly triangular cucumber sandwiches, royal-themed (and potent) cocktails shaken by the country’s best mixologists and enough champagne to fill Buckingham Palace. So if the idea of making small talk with neighbours, and the local street party and overdosing on mini sausages sounds unappealing, why not check yourself into one of these hotels over the bumper bank holiday.
