Clermont Set

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The Clermont Set was an exclusive group of rich British gamblers who met at the Clermont Club at 44 Berkeley Square, in London's fashionable Mayfair district now located at 27-28 Curzon Street and called Aspinalls.

[edit] Members

The club was founded in 1962 by John Aspinall. Members included:

• James Goldsmith
• Lord Lucan
• Gianni Agnelli
• Jim Slater
• Dominic Elwes
• David Stirling
• Kerry Packer

[edit] References

• The Mayfair Set, a 1999 BAFTA Award-winning documentary series by Adam Curtis describing how pioneer capitalists were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focussing on members of The Clermont club.