ADVERTISEMENTHowever, the "Save Veeraswamy" campaign seeking the restaurant's lease renewal at Victory House from its landlord, the Crown Estate, casts a long shadow over the celebrations. Palmer is said to have been greatly influenced by his great-grandmother when devising the first menu. The Crown Estate has maintained that it needs to carry out a “comprehensive refurbishment of Victory House to both bring it up to modern standards, and into full use”. “The Crown Estate has a statutory responsibility to manage its land and property to create long term value for the UK and return its profit to the UK government for public spending. Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

Source: The Telegraph March 16, 2026 04:29 UTC