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In a recent poll, The Chester Grosvenor & Spa was ranked the best hotel in the UK and the 11th best hotel in the world.

The Duke of Westminster was recently interviewed by the UK paper 'TheTelegraph' regarding his support of the charity Combat Stress and The Enemy Within Appeal.

Gilbert   le   Gros  Veneur

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The Grosvenor family are distantly related to William the Conqueror.

Although not direct descendants, an ancient ancestor of the Grosvenor family was Hugh D'Avranches. His nephew was Gilbert le Gros Veneur or 'The Chief Huntsman' who was in turn a nephew of William the Conqueror.

This statue of Hugh D'Avranches is found at the Grosvenor family's home, Eaton Hall, on the Eaton Estate. Hugh was first in line of seven Norman Earls of Chester.