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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Gregory

UK’s oldest Indian restaurant under threat in row with Crown Estate

Veeraswamy has been serving customers on Regent Street since 1926 - (Supplied)

The UK’s oldest Indian restaurant is facing eviction from its historic central London home of 99 years, in a row with King Charles’s property company.

Veeraswamy has been frequented by a host of royalty and dignitaries from Britain and overseas during its decades spent in Victory House at 99 Regent Street, with notable guests including Princess Anne, Winston Churchill, Indira Ghandi and Charlie Chaplin.

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