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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn and Rachael Burford

Kensington Roof Gardens to be reborn as private members' club (but the flamingos have flown)

One of London’s most glamorous and exotic night-spots, the Kensington Roof Gardens, is to reopen as a private members’ club in May after a six-year closure.

The grade II-listed former nightclub, famed for hosting lavish parties attended by A-listers such as Madonna, Kate Moss, Diana, Princess of Wales and Freddie Mercury, as well as for its trademark resident flamingos, is in the late stages of a multi-million-pound refurbishment aimed at restoring it to its opulent former glory.

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