Glamour, love, fateful events: the Ritz is a very special place – for both staff and guests…
Venetia Grey, the director’s secretary, is the beating heart of the Ritz Hotel in London. She has seen kings, actors, politicians and princesses come and go. She has witnessed back-room business deals and political conspiracies.
What no one knows is that Venetia has a secret: she has an illegitimate daughter, the result of a love affair with Bertie, Viscount Ainsdale.
During the First World War, she becomes friends with Eva, who is living in the hotel while her husband’s in the army. Little does Venetia know that Eva is Bertie’s wife – until she bumps into Bertie on one of his visits to the Ritz.
Soon, their passion is rekindled…