Mark's Club is a private members' club and restaurant in Mayfair, London, UK. Established in 1972, it has hosted many fashion events and been patronised by members of the British establishment.

Location

The club is located in a townhouse at 46 Charles Street in Mayfair, London, which runs from Waverton Street to

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.Claire Frankel
Private Enclaves For London Epicures
''The New York Times'', January 22, 1989 It is near the location of what was

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, a private members' nightclub and opposite

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public house.

History

The club was opened by

Mark Birley Marcus Oswald Hornby Lecky Birley (29 May 1930 – 24 August 2007), known as Mark Birley, was a British entrepreneur known for his investments in the hospitality industry. Early life Mark Birley was the son of Sir Oswald Birley (1880–1952), ...

in 1972James Reginato
The Private London Club That’s About to Get Very Exclusive
''Vanity Fair'', February 5, 2015 and acquired by

Richard Caring Richard Allan Caring (born 4 June 1948) is a British businessman. He initially built a business, International Clothing Designs, supplying Hong Kong-manufactured fashion to UK retailers. After surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, he div ...

in 2007. Since 2014, Caring has co-owned the club with

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and Charles Price (son of the late Ambassador Charles H. Price II). Howard Barclay, Sir

Frederick Barclay Sir David Rowat Barclay (27 October 1934 – 10 January 2021) and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay (born 27 October 1934), commonly referred to as the "Barclay Brothers" or "Barclay Twins", were British billionaires. They were identical twin brothers ...

's son, serves on its executive committee. Its interior was redecorated by Tino Zervudachi in 2015. The club has hosted many fashion events. In February 2012,

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held their relaunch party thereBelstaff re-launch party at Mark's Club
''Tatler'', 18 February 2012 and in June 2014,

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launched her fashion line, Hayward Luxury, there as well.Marin Hopper's lunch at Mark's Club
, ''Tatler'', 25 June 2014 Several months later, in October 2014, fashion designer

Vivienne Westwood Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; born 8 April 1941) is an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. Westwood came to public notice when she m ...

launched her autobiography at Mark's.Vivienne Westwood book launch party
''Tatler'', 8 October 2014 In February 2015,

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organized a dinner thereModa Operandi dinner
''Tatler'', 25 February 2015Ashley W. Simpson
Moda Operandi and Lauren Santo Domingo Celebrate London’s Next Generation of Jewelers at the Mark’s Club
''Vogue'', February 24, 2015 as did actress Gwyneth Paltrow, for her lifestyle company,

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.Goop Celebrates: The Beginning of Summer
goop.com The restaurant serves

English cuisine English cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with England. It has distinctive attributes of its own, but also shares much with wider British cuisine, partly through the importation of ingredients and ideas ...

.Daisy Garnett
How the other half eats
''The Guardian'', 24 June 2007 The head chef is Ben Hughes. Patrons include members of the British establishment. In 2007,

Princess Michael of Kent Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, 15 January 1945) is a member of the British royal family of German, Austrian, Czech and Hungarian descent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, ...

stated that she had had meals at the club since it opened. In May 2015, British Prime Minister David Cameron, his wife,

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and Chancellor

George Osborne George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the ...

, dined at the club shortly after the general election.Camilla Turner
David Cameron and Samantha celebrate Tory victory with dinner at Mayfair private members' club
''The Daily Telegraph'', 8 May 2015

References

External links

Official website
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