The 'real 007' frequented the hotel

Over the years, the hotel has hosted countless influential names — The Beatles, Audrey Hepburn, Muhammed Ali, John Wayne, Dr Martin Luther King Junior.

Valentino and Dior also hosted fashion shows in the Savoy's ballroom.

It's become something of an icon in London, where it stands on the River Thames.


The grand entrance of the Savoy Hotel at night.(Supplied: Savoy Hotel)
The D'Oyly Carte family didn't shy away from treating the hotel like a theatre stage.

"I think that's part of its longevity and its success," Williams tells ABC RN's Late Night Live.

"The banqueting department that dealt with all these one-off events and celebrations were so theatrical and well run. That really started the momentum of having big public celebrations at the hotel."

Williams says

Dusko Popov

, a Serbian triple agent code-named Tricycle, frequented some of these events.


Duskov Popov was codenamed Tricycle.(Getty: Tim Ockenden — PA Images / Contributor)
He then became a full-time resident at the hotel.

"As could be expected with the Casablanca-esque cross-section of wartime guests, there were often spies about the Savoy, but all of the known ones were friendly," Willians writes.

"Partly thanks to his powers of seduction, he was one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming's James Bond.

"Even Bond's code number was based on the detail that, when Popov needed advice, he would call his uncle in Belgrade and the number he needed to remember was 26-

007

."   




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Yeah, Sean was the best. 

Frank wrote on Oct 3^rd, 2020 at 1:16pm:


He was very good too. I liked Skyfall the best.