Anticipation is rapidly building for London 2012, and the demand for Olympic tickets and accommodations has exceeded beyond the Olympic Committee's expectations, even surpassing the Royal Wedding. In the midst of this global excitement, we are thrilled to bring the Cuvée Community together at Leeds Castle and to have secured premier VIP seats for several of the most sought-after Olympic finals.  

A Castle to Call Our Own In working intently to secure one of England's most beloved castles, we feel very fortunate to have arranged special pricing and exclusive access for the Cuvée community. (Particularly after seeing a British publication's story indicating Leeds Castle's £1million price for the Olympic games!) Leeds Castle has been the site for grand entertaining since King Henry VIII made the magnificent estate into his Royal palace in the 1500's. Now, it's time for Cuvée's "Royal" Gala Experience!  

A "Golden" Itinerary 
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The Cuvée Team has established an incredible itinerary: We’ll be at the forefront as the USA Men's Basketball Team goes for the gold. We’ll have a Henry VIII gala evening held in the King’s extraordinary dining room, visit Canterbury with a private tour of the ancient Cathedral, and have an evening in Parliament Square where we will take over Michael Roux Jr.'s restaurant. Please visit our Gala Website where you will find the itinerary arranged by day.  

The Stage for the World to Compete More than 200 nations come together for the world's most significant athletic competition. The three events we will attend as a group are Men's and Women's Finals for Artistic Gymnastics, Men's and Women's Athletic (Track and Field) Qualifiers, and Men's Football Finals at Wembley Stadium. We have also secured tickets for the Men's Basketball Semifinals. Please let us know if there are additional events you would like to attend so we may secure tickets on your behalf.

Exploring Leeds Castle

Without Lady Baillie the castle would not be restored to the condition it is in today. But, I am sure you are asking yourselves what we did, and that was “Who exactly is Lady Baillie”? Born in the United States in 1899, Olive Cecelia Paget was the daughter of Baron Queensborough, Almeric Paget and his American wife, Pauline. Pauline was the daughter of William Whitney who was the U.S. Navy Secretary during Grover Cleveland’s presidency. He died in 1904 leaving a substantial fortune founded on the New York tramway system. It was in 1926 that Olive and her second husband purchased Leeds Castle for £180,000  with an additional £100,000 needed to restore it. The castle served as Lady Olive Baillie’s summer home where she threw lavish parties in the 1930’s. One of her passions was birds, which can be seen throughout the interior artwork and also on the castle grounds.

The moat that surrounds the castle is home to a variety of birds including Coot, Jakdaws, Mallards, Geese, Black Swans, Whooper Swans, Peacocks and even a few white Peacocks. Even more notable, however, is the castle’s falconry. Morgan and I had the opportunity to see these incredible birds that are trained to fly to the top of the castle and return. In fact, for anyone who is interesting in “flying the birds” you will have the opportunity to put on the glove and fly the falcons. Meet Gracie and Elvis.

Elvis

Debbie Matthews is the Business Manager at Leeds Castle and cannot wait to welcome our group.