Royal Anglo-Belgian Club
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The Anglo-Belgian Club is a private members' club located in Northumberland Avenue
, London.
, sharing the latter's modern premises at 60 Knightsbridge. The joint RTYC-ABC clubhouse had an impressive first-floor dining room looking out over Hyde Park. On 1 July 2010, the Anglo-Belgian Club moved to its current Club House near Trafalgar Square, which is shared with a hotel belonging to Club Quarters
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, membership costs £330 per year, with a £249 rate for younger members and £185 for senior members. A joining fee of £100 is charged in the first year.
Northumberland Avenue
Northumberland Avenue is a London street, running from Trafalgar Square in the west to The Embankment in the east. The avenue was built on the site of Northumberland House, the London home of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland....
, London.
History
The club can trace its roots to 1942, when the Belgian government in exile founded the Belgian Institute in Belgrave Square, to promote understanding of their country during the second world war. After the war, the Institute evolved into the Royal Anglo-Belgian Club. At the end of the lease on the Belgrave Square house in 1978, the Club became associated with the Royal Thames Yacht ClubRoyal Thames Yacht Club
The Royal Thames Yacht Club is the oldest sailing club in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are located at 60 Knightsbridge, London, England, overlooking Hyde Park....
, sharing the latter's modern premises at 60 Knightsbridge. The joint RTYC-ABC clubhouse had an impressive first-floor dining room looking out over Hyde Park. On 1 July 2010, the Anglo-Belgian Club moved to its current Club House near Trafalgar Square, which is shared with a hotel belonging to Club Quarters
Club Quarters
Club Quarters builds private full service hotels for cost conscious organizations in prime city center locations where their member organizations travel for business in the US and UK. There are fourteen locations in total, 4 in New York, 7 in major US city centers and 3 in London with a fourth to...
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Membership
The Club is open to both men and women, and has about 400 members, who are predominantly either Belgian citizens living in the United Kingdom or British citizens with Belgian connections. The President of the Anglo-Belgian Club is H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium., membership costs £330 per year, with a £249 rate for younger members and £185 for senior members. A joining fee of £100 is charged in the first year.