Sagana Lodge
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Sagana Lodge was a royal residence in Kiganjo
, in the foothills of Mount Kenya
, Kenya
. It was a leased wedding present in 1947 to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (later HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
& Queen Elizabeth II
respectively) from the colony
whilst they were in Kenya. It was built 1949-1950. In 1952 Queen Elizabeth II was staying at the Treetops Hotel
in Kenya when she was told of her father King George VI's
death and of her own succession
to the throne — a unique circumstance for any such event. She was the first British monarch since the accession of William IV to be outside the oldest realm at the moment of succession, and also the first in modern times not to know the exact time of her accession (because her father had died in his sleep at an unknown time).
The lease was given back to Kenya in 1963*.
*
There were two bedrooms, a sitting room, and a dining room. A children's wing of sitting room and three bedrooms was added later.
Kiganjo
Kiganjo is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province.It hosts the Kenya Police College which is Kenya's main college for police training. Kiganjo also hosts one of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries KCC and a milk depot for the Brookside Milk Company...
, in the foothills of Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian , Nelion and Point Lenana . Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya, just south of the equator, around north-northeast of the capital Nairobi...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It was a leased wedding present in 1947 to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (later HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
& Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
respectively) from the colony
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
whilst they were in Kenya. It was built 1949-1950. In 1952 Queen Elizabeth II was staying at the Treetops Hotel
Treetops Hotel
Treetops Hotel is a hotel in Aberdare National Park in Kenya near the township of Nyeri, 1,966 m above sea level on the Aberdare Range and in sight of Mount Kenya...
in Kenya when she was told of her father King George VI's
George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
death and of her own succession
Order of succession
An order of succession is a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant.-Monarchies and nobility:...
to the throne — a unique circumstance for any such event. She was the first British monarch since the accession of William IV to be outside the oldest realm at the moment of succession, and also the first in modern times not to know the exact time of her accession (because her father had died in his sleep at an unknown time).
The lease was given back to Kenya in 1963*.
*
There were two bedrooms, a sitting room, and a dining room. A children's wing of sitting room and three bedrooms was added later.