SANDALS Royal Bahamian is in the process of acquiring memorabilia from the February 1965 visit of the legendary rock band, The Beatles, to the Bahamas.
On March 1, Sandals Royal Bahamian welcomed its first guest into its newly refurbished Manor Building, now renamed the Balmoral Tower. The name change harkens back to a time when the block of rooms were part of the Balmoral Club, a property famed for hosting the crème-de-la-crème of 1940's society.
The Balmoral Club is famed for hosting British Royalty of another kind. In 1965, The Beatles embarked on filming their second feature film, "Help!". This movie was to be different from their first feature film, 'A Hard Day's Night'. 'Help!' had an increased budget and was filmed in colour.
With more money to play with, producers wanted to put the Fab-Four in several exotic locations, including the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas. The Beatles' financial adviser, Dr Walter Strach, came to the Bahamas to live and as a gesture of goodwill, the group agreed to film here, staying for two weeks.
When The Beatles landed in New Providence they stayed in a house on the grounds of the Balmoral Club. At the time, the hotel consisted of several large houses set in glorious gardens complete with an Olympic size swimming pool.
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