Thatched House Lodge is a royal residence in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in London, England. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in southwest London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...

The main house has six reception rooms, six bedrooms, and stands in four acres of grounds. The gardens include an eighteenth century two-room thatched summer house which gave the main house its name. Since 1963 Thatched House Lodge has been the residence of HRH Princess Alexandra and the late Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy, on a lease from Crown Estate Commissioners. Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexandra, multi-platium recording artist, actress model and businesswoman. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Right Honourable Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, KCVO (14 September 1928–26 December 2004) was a member of the British Royal Family, the husband of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Angus is remembered as an astute businessman... In the United Kingdom and its predecessors, Crown land is designated land belonging to the Crown, the equivalent of an entailed estate that passed with the monarchy and could not be alienated from it. ...

History

The house was built in 1673 for two Richmond Park Keepers, as Aldridge Lodge. It was enlarged in 1727 by the ranger, Hugh Walpole, son of Sir Robert. The two houses were joined and renamed Thatched House Lodge in 1771 by Sir John Soane. Events The English Test Act was passed. ... A corner of the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal parks in London, close to Richmond upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames and East Sheen. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... Sir Hugh Walpole, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Hugh Seymour Walpole (March 13, 1884 - June 1, 1941), was an English novelist. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG , GCB , PC, ( 26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745 ) was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir John Soane (10 September 1753 - 20 January 1837) was a British architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical tradition. ...

The house was used by various members of the Royal Household, including General Sir Edward Bowater, and General Lynedoch Gardiner, respectively Equerry to the Prince Consort and to Queen Victoria. Later Thatched House Lodge became the home of Wing-Cdr Sir Louis Greig (equerry to King George VI, when he was Duke of York), and then the Duke of Sutherland. It was the London home of General Eisenhower during the Second World War. Jump to: navigation, search In all the medieval monarchies of western Europe the general system of government sprang from, and centred in, the royal household. ... The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ... A prince consort, generally speaking, is the husband of a Queen regnant, unless he himself is a king. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. ... Prince Andrew, the current Duke of York since 1986 Duke of York is also a small island in Papua-New Guinea, see Duke of York (island) The title Duke of York is a title of nobility usually given to the second son of the British monarch, unless the title is... The title Duke of Sutherland was created for George Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford, in 1833. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

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