The British Ambassador in Paris, Sir Peter Ricketts, launches a series of events in 2014 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the residence

 
Address by the British Amabassador, Sir Peter Ricketts, announcing the events marking the bicentenary of the residence (the Hôtel de Charost) in Paris (with video).
 
Beautiful picture gallery of the Hôtel de Charost, the British Ambassador's residence in Paris, bought in 1814 by the Duke of Wellington from Pauline Borghese, the sister of Napoleon.