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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helena Horton

UK’s oldest Indian restaurant takes crown estate to court over threatened eviction

entrance to Veeraswamy restaurant with a staff member in costume to welcome diners
Veeraswamy opened on Regent Street in London in 1926 and survived the blitz, but now faces the culmination of a year-long legal battle with the crown estate. Photograph: Paul Grover/Alamy Stock Photo/Alamy Live News.

The UK’s oldest Indian restaurant will be taking the crown estate to court this month as it faces eviction.

Veeraswamy has been serving up curries on Regent Street in London for a century, but now faces closure as the property portfolio owned by King Charles has refused to renew its lease.

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