[4][5] In 1914, The Goring became the command centre for the Chief of Allied Forces,[6] and contact with President Woodrow Wilson during World War I was made from this hotel.

[7] In November 1917 it became the U.S. Army Headquarters in London, as it was adjacent to the American Naval and Military authorities.

[10] The Goring has held a royal warrant of appointment from Queen Elizabeth II since 2013, and it is the only hotel to have been granted this honour.

[11] In 2011, Catherine Middleton and her family were based at the hotel for the days around her wedding to Prince William.

She returned to the hotel while eight months pregnant to mark renovations that had taken place, which included a newly decorated front hall.