The King of Siam rented the house of a ‘perfect English gentleman’
It was interesting to read your front-page article on the cigar case produced to mark the King of Siam’s visit to the UK in 1897 (‘The £200 eBay cigar case that sparked a £16,000 bid’, ATG No 2669).
It was during this visit that he rented Taplow Court from William Grenfell, later Lord Desborough.…