Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, the 7th MarquessofSalisbury, said it hoped to capitalise on the "great success" of the Henry Moore exhibition, which celebrated the house's 400th anniversary in 2011.
The MarquessofSalisbury, the guest of honor, spoke of the renewed significance of the "special relationship" between the United Kingdom and the United States in the face of the global threat of Islamofascism.