The second Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, met Coco Chanel in Monte Carlo in 1925. He fell madly in love with her and since he owned all the freehold property in the Westminster area of London, he had all the lamp posts decorated with the W from his cipher and her entwined Cs of her logo. This is an awesome legend and very romantic. They were in a relationship until 1930. The duke was very generous with his lover and one legend says he once sent her an uncut emerald at the bottom of a crate of vegetables delivered to her kitchen.
The modern day city council of Westminster says it’s all untrue and that the entwined Cs are for City Counsel. They admit the W stands for Westminster. Look at the entwined Cs and tell me that it’s not Coco’s logo. It sure looks like it is. The city council is taking some of them down and replacing them with plain ones. I wonder why. They are actually very lovely. 
When the Duke proposed marriage to Coco, she turned him down saying, “There have been several Duchesses of Westminster, there is only one Chanel.”
Photo from Frieze magazine.
Jillian Chantal 
How romantic I love todays FACT.
By: Lavada Dee on September 18, 2015
at 11:49 am
Thanks Lavada. Me, too. Itâs awesome!
By: Author on September 18, 2015
at 11:57 am
Yep. Awesome’s a good word to describe today’s fact. Right up a romance writer’s alley. And I will always believe the entwined C’s are for Coco. 🙂
By: Laurie Ryan on September 18, 2015
at 12:01 pm
I am with you, Laurie. For sure itâs her logo. I mean, how can it not be?? AND absolutely up the alley for us romantics. 🙂
By: Author on September 18, 2015
at 1:35 pm
Let’s face it, the English aren’t known for obvious displays of romance. Had this happened in Paris, things would be different, right? I am sorry that they are going down.
By: Tonette Joyce on September 18, 2015
at 1:42 pm
For sure, they arenât. thatâs one of the reasons this is so cool. LOL
By: Author on September 18, 2015
at 2:44 pm