Start your stay in the Movement Studio with a one-to-one yoga session. This can be tailored to your needs, to improve body awareness, breathing and meditation to enhance inner calm, or focus on strength and flexibility. Afterwards, a healthy breakfast awaits at Pillar Kitchen, curated by movement and nutrition experts to include abundant sweet and savoury snacks, fresh juices and smoothies, coffees and dishes of the day.  
 
Duly energised, cross Whitehall to see the Changing of the Guard, and Horse Guards Parade Ground and the historic Household Cavalry Museum. Horse Guards is the historic 18th-century building between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade, built as barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry. It replaced an earlier building that, between the start of the century and 1858, had been the main military headquarters for Britain. Horse Guards originally formed the entrance to the Palace of Whitehall and later St James's Palace – for this reason, it is still ceremonially defended by the King's Life Guard.

Begin the day with a swim in the 20-metre pool, set under a double-height ceiling. While you’re there, slide into the thermal spa to enjoy the sauna and steam rooms, and make a booking at L’Atelier Guerlain for a fragrance consultation during your stay, before heading to Saison for the sumptuous breakfast buffet or à la carte options if you prefer.  
 
After breakfast, walk to the palace that was originally known as Buckingham House, once a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. It was acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte and became known as The Queen's House. During the 19th century it was enlarged by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, who constructed three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace became the London residence of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the East Front, which contains the famous balcony on which the royal family traditionally appears to greet crowds.

To continue in the historic vein, visit this famous underground lair hidden in Whitehall, just around the corner from Raffles London and 10 Downing Street. This is where Churchill spent endless hours plotting Allied victory during the Second World War. Come for the Map Room, which looks exactly as it did when the members of the War Cabinet abandoned it at the end of the war, and the Transatlantic Telephone Room, where Churchill had secret conversations with American officials. Entry is timed, so you won't be crowded. The audio guide comes with your ticket, but if you prefer, your Raffles Butler can arrange to have the curator show you around personally, providing extra insight into the operations that went on during the war and taking you behind the scenes (and the glass doors) into the actual rooms themselves. The museum is also fully wheelchair accessible.