haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ wɪð ˈændɹuː bɹˈaʊnsoːɹd ɪn ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn ɐ pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪp ænd ðə pˈɜːtʃɪs ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl klˈæɹəns hoʊtˈɛl, ˈɛksɪɾɚɹ ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
However, a meeting with Andrew Brownsword in early 2000 resulted in a partnership and the purchase of the Royal Clarence Hotel, Exeter in October 2000.