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Home to 19th century PM Lord Palmerston and where General Charles De Gaulle set up the headquarter of the free French forces in 1940.
The statesman Lord Palmerston twice served as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. He lived at 4 Carlton Gardens in St James’s from late 1846 until January 1855.
In June 1940 General Charles de Gaulle arrived in London, leaving behind him the defeated France as German forces organised the Vichy government and occupied Paris.
De Gaulle’s mission was to restore honour and glory to both France and her empire. From the 17 June 1940 to his return to France on 14 June 1944 General Charles de Gaulle spent four years in London at 3/4 Carlton Gardens which became the headquarters for the Free French armed forces that he led. For the majority of this period, De Gaulle spent his days at the Carlton Gardens Headquarters where he organised Free French training and operations.
Today, to commemorate De Gaulle’s achievements, a statue of the General is located in Carlton Gardens opposite the building that he set-up as the Free French Forces Headquarters during the Second World War.
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Coordinates:   51°30'20"N   -0°8'1"E
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