Formerly the home of Edward Davenport, a British property developer and entrepreneur who is most famous for his acquisition of the former High Commission building of Sierra Leone under questionable circumstances. Davenport hosts high profile celebrity events at his residence, 33 Portland Place.
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33 Portland Place recently made the news when it was discovered that a room in the house served as a filming location of both Geoffrey Rush's characters' office in 'The King's Speech"and a popular gay pornographic movie.
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