Campaigners have taken a petition to Buckingham Palace to call on King Charles to stop the closure of the UK's oldest surviving Indian restaurant.
Veeraswamy was founded in March 1926. It has remained in its original home at Victory House on Regent Street since it opened, also continuing to serve food through the wartime Blitz.
Restaurant co-owner Ranjit Mathrani said he was asking the King to help save Veeraswamy "from extinction", and said not renewing the lease was "short-sighted".
The Crown Estate has said removing the restaurant from its current premises is "not a decision we've taken lightly". In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the decision was a matter for the Crown Estate.
The Crown Estate is an independent property company, whose profits go to the Treasury.
