article_snippet.sent: The building, not far from Buckingham Palace, was targeted because it was originally opened by Tony Blair, They said at the time.
article_snippet.sent: The squatters later bragged that it 'wasn't difficult' to get into the historic landmark which is a five minutes walk from Buckingham Palace.
article_snippet.sent: Completed in 1912, it spans the entrance to Trafalgar Square from The Mall and was traditionally used as the residence of the First Sea Lord and the heads of the Royal Navy.
article_snippet.sent: It is pictured during the Royal Wedding of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) at Westminster Abbey in November 1947 .
article_snippet.sent: Neighbouring Admiralty House has provided grace-and-favour apartments for politicians including former defence secretary Liam Fox and former deputy prime minister John Prescott.
article_snippet.sent: Nights in the historic landmark, which joins Trafalgar Square with The Mall, won't come cheaply though; new owner Rafael Serrano is also the man behind the Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge, where rooms cost from £850 a night.