The Barclays already own the Ritz hotel in London.

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During the second world war they lived in Britain, at first at the Ritz hotel in London and then in a rented stately home.

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She died "peacefully" after suffering a stroke while staying at the Ritz hotel in central London.

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She died after suffering a stroke while staying at the Ritz hotel in central London.

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The 87-year-old died Monday of a stroke at London's Ritz Hotel, where she had been staying after leaving the hospital several months ago.

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Buying into the Hollinger mess is a bold move by the Barclay brothers, who already own other British newspapers, including the Scotsman and the Business, as well as London's Ritz hotel and Littlewoods, a mail-order firm.

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