Uncovering the history and the secrets of a hotel that's been 'putting on The Ritz' for nearly 120 years. The grand building first flung open its gilded doors to the super-rich in 1906. The brainchild of Swiss hotelier Cesar Ritz, it was the height of over-the-top luxury and featured today's equivalent of £6.5 million worth of gold leaf covering almost every surface. Over more than a century, the hotel's hardworking staff ensured that everyone from the Rolling Stones to Queen Elizabeth received five-star service