The Clermont Set was an exclusive group of rich British gamblers who met at the Clermont Club at 44 Berkeley Square, in London's fashionable Mayfair district now located at 27-28 Curzon Street and called Aspinalls.
Members
The club was founded in 1962 by John Aspinall. Members included:
- James Goldsmith
- Lord Lucan
- Gianni Agnelli
- Jim Slater
- Dominic Elwes
- David Stirling
- Kerry Packer
- Peter Bader
References
- The Mayfair Set, a 1999 BAFTA Award-winning documentary series by Adam Curtis describing how buccaneer capitalists were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focussing on members of The Clermont club.
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