The Dorchester, London

The Dorchester is the setting for the opening scene of the new James Bond book, Solo by international best selling author William Boyd, in which 007 is described as treating himself to a 45th birthday breakfast in 1969. In the book, Bond’s breakfast at The Dorchester consists of “four eggs, scrambled with pepper sprinkled on top, half a dozen rashers of unsmoked bacon, well done, on the side and a long draught of strong black coffee. Conquered and CERTIFIED!