Ruislip & Eastcote & Northwood Gazette

ALBERT HALL BOX ON SALE FOR £3M

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Millions of us have been to the Royal Albert Hall, whether it’s been to wave flags and sing Rule Britannia during The Proms or to see our favourite bands.

Since 1871 crowds have been flocking to the venue to see a huge variety of events, including tennis tournament­s, the Brit Awards, classical performanc­es and pop concerts.

It’s been name-checked in songs by artists including The Beatles, Robbie Williams and The Kinks. And now 12 of its 5,000-plus seats are for sale within a prestigiou­s Grand Tier Box high above ground floor.

Priced at offers over £3 million, the seats might seem expensive but will give the future owner a prime position to

There are few of us who haven’t owned a piece of Conran design at one point or another, whether it’s a potato peeler or a wardrobe.

But how about a house? The chance to own a property designed by Sir Terence Conran has arisen after this house came on to the market. It’s on cobbled Shirland Mews in Maida Vale, North London, within a mini estate of 14 houses built by Q Developmen­ts.

“This project epitomises many of my beliefs about the way we may live our lives,” he said at the time it was built. “The home is as much an emotional concept as a simple watch the 350+ events and concerts held at the Royal Albert Hall each year, which in 2018 include Cirque du Soleil, Level 42, Joan Baez and Art Garfunkel.

The buyer will also get more than just tickets.

With ownership comes another seat, this time on the council of the hall’s operating company, the Corporatio­n of the Halls of Arts and Sciences.

“Grand Tier Boxes at The Royal Albert Hall rarely come to market, this is only the second in nearly a decade that Harrods Estates has been instructed on. This particular one is located only two boxes away from The Royal Box,” says Jake Irwin-Brown of agent Harrods Estates.

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