The Friends of The Regent Palace

16/12/2025

If you go to the Regent Palace Hotels web site there is a image showing what it was like in the 1950’s

16/12/2025

Thought few of you might like to know what happened to the Space in the basement the Bat restaurant closed as did the previous steak restaurant. The English Heritage preservation order was still in place and now its CLAYS however the decor as it was first designed in 1930 is still in place as the images show. It’s a fun place and you can go Clay pigeon shooting amazing technology and enjoy beautifully designed space drinks and light bites but it will cost you! But go for a show round say 11 am they will be happy to show you round only been open 3 months but already a success!

16/12/2025

Well 60 years of friendship was celebrated day at our annual Office party . I first met John Alcock at the Cumberland Hotel in 1966 and we have remained firm friends ever since and today we had our annual office party in Zeddels We have both had our highs and lows over the years but have survived another decade.

27/08/2025

Details of Paul Schnepper funeral are Date - Tuesday 09 September, 14:00hrs
Location - Greenacres, Blindfoot Road, Rainford, WA11 7HX
You are very welcome to join Gill and the family afterwards at a reception held at: The Griffin Inn, Eccleston, WA10 5ADSchnepper funeral are as follows

25/08/2025

Good Morning I am sorry to have to report the passing of Paul Schnepper on Wednesday, 20
August 2025.Paul, who graduated from the Hotel School in Hague was recruited by me and Glyn Earle as a Duty Manager in or around 1981 at the Stand Palace Hotel. He went on to havea long and distinguished career with Trusthouse Forte including spell as General manager at the Regent Palace Hotel and following this a spell as Area Manger of a number London Hotels just after the Granada takeover of THF. He will be best remembered By Regent Palace staff as someone who revived the fortunes of the hotel in the 1990’s with some innovative changes. He left his legacy at the hotel in the form of the Atlantic Bar and Grill, the Titanic, and the installation of the 365 bathroom pods this was a remarkable achievement. Latterly he had instructions form senior management to close down the staff Annexe after which it was sold. Thereafer he endured a difficult couple of Years as a result of the Granada take over and he left in 2000.

16/05/2025

Details of the webcast of Eddies funeral

Name Edwin Rider
Location Thanet Crematorium - Default Chapel
Date & Time Thursday 22/05/2025 15:00
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07/05/2025

Eddie Riders funeral details.....The funeral is 22nd May 2025 at 3pm. It will be at Thanet Crematorium, Manston Road, Margate, Kent CT9 4LY and afterwards at his daughter's(my sister, Helen) house 141 Sea Road, Westgate, Kent CT8 8PZ . Attendees will be very welcome for refreshments and to share any memories. Numbers would be helpful.

07/05/2025

Black and white picture of Eddie and George Good taken in the early sixties

07/05/2025

Eddie Rider 1933-2025
Worked at RPH 5th January 1949 until 11th April 1996.
Eddie started as at The Regent Palace Hotel as a 16 year old page boy he worked in the cloakroom, as a keyman, working on reception checking people out, night porter, luggage porter, hall porter and finally leaving in 1996 when he finished his distinguished career as Head Hall Porter. He did also a few shifts as a doorman. This was a role usually given to stockier members of staff and the coats were always a bit roomy for Eddie!
During his time there, he dealt with many incidents - fires in laundry cupboards, rowdy rugby crowds, many famous people, sudden deaths of customers to name but a few. He also had to act on big sporting occasions as an extra Security Officer manning the entrance to the hotel.
He was remembered by many members of staff for his kindness and willingness to help he was always a friendly face for young members of staff living away from home for the first time and living in central London. Eddie was a unique character and unusually for a man in his nineties was an activate Facebook member and for many ex Regent “Palacer’s “ (as he used to call them) he was a strong link to their past. People always have a good word to say about Eddie – there are so many lovely comments on the RPH FB group about him.
His knowledge of London was simply amazing and in particular he knew nearly every bus and underground routes He could tell you what bus to catch to get you from anywhere to anywhere in London - right down to where it stopped, and landmarks to look for on the way .
Eddie was the last of the famous four Hall Porters along with Cam Campbell, Derek Varrant, and George Good, they were legends in their own right.