The Hotel Palace remembers César Ritz, the Swiss hotelier who gave it its first name

On October 26, 1918, the legendary hotelier died in Küssnacht am Rigi, on the shores of Lake Lucerne, near Lucerne. At the time of his death, he had been retired for years, his health was deteriorating, exhausted after years of service. A nervous breakdown while preparing for the arrival of the King of England had caused him a depressive neurosis from which he never recovered. But his name – and, especially, his surname – was forever associated …