London. First licensed in 1871. Located on Villiers Street (named after George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham and rumoured to have been the lover of James I) between the Embankment tube station and Leicester Square. I have walked by this pub so many times in my visits to London and I finally stopped in. It is named after George IV's secret first wife. When he was still Prince Regent he secretly married Catholic widow Maria Fitzherbert in 1785. The marriage was declared illegal at his father's bequest because George would have been ineligible to reign with a Catholic wife.

A typical old narrow pub with a beautiful bar area, and a nice small drinking area towards the back. A great stop on the way to the museums or St.-Martins-in-the-Field. It is a Nicholson's pub - one of my favorite English breweries (there are not many around so it is always nice to come across one). I enjoyed a tasty pale ale as I sat at the front window and watched the tourists pass by.