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PRESIDENTS have dined there, stars have partied there and it has played host to countless high-profile sporting events, glamorous awards dinners and celebrity-filled shindigs.is celebrating its 30th birthday today with the unveiling of a major refurbishment of the building, including all of the bedrooms and suites and its Grand Ballroom.Day in 1992 and the 20-storey granite and glass structure has become a notable city landmark.
He arrived in a three-car motorcade, having flown to Glasgow by private jet from Helsinki, and the hotel presented him with a limited-edition, 30-year-old bottle of whisky.The late Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, was a VIP guest at the hotel in October 1993 when he visited Glasgow to receive his Freedom of the City.
Dutch footballing legend Johan Cruyff was a guest speaker at a fundraising event for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice in 2007.Scottish comedy legend Billy Connolly, who was born in Anderston, not far from where the hotel now stands, stayed at the hotel in October 2009 when his tour ended at the SECC.
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has visited the hotel on numerous occasions, while soul legend James Brown stayed there after his last-ever UK concert at the Carling Academy in October 2006. Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole and pop star Craig David have both visited the hotel, while Irish President Mary McAleese stayed in 1999.Groundbreaking news reporter Kate Adie was guest speaker at a Newspaper Press Fund lunch in 2003.
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