Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Crossing Cyprus UN buffer zone
Date: Oct 16, 2003 @ 04:55
Author: Jesper Nielsen ("Jesper Nielsen" <jesniel@...>)
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Royal Exile

Many royal families who found themselves exiled from their own countries as
war raged across Europe made their way to the familiar haven that was
Claridge's. Notable among them was King Peter of Yugoslavia, exiled from his
country in 1941 and his son, Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia was born
in Suite 212 in July 1945.

Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill declared the suite Yugoslav territory,
and legend has it that a spadeful of Yugoslav earth was placed under the bed
so that the heir to the throne could literally be born on Yugoslav soil.

http://www.the-savoy-group.com/Claridges/About_us/History/default.asp#

Photo:
http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/NEWS/9804/03/claridges.hotel/