QEII Centre

Opened by Her Majesty the Queen on 24th June 1986, the QEII Centre has been hosting thousands of conferences and events.  The QEII Centre was designed by the architects Powell, Moya and partners and it was built to meet the demands for a centre with the appropriate facilities to host major international government conferences as well as hosting events for commercial organisers.

The QEII Centre sits in the heart of Westminster making it a prime location for varying clients from a range of different sectors.

It famously hosts key royal, political and sporting events from the EU Presidency Summit in its first year to the inaugural speech delivered by Boris Johnson as Prime Minister in 2019.  The centre has also been home to the Palestinian Peace Talks, The Tour De France, Lockerbie Bombing press conference as well as Royal weddings and funerals.

The site of the QEII Centre was originally an island formed by two streams called Thorney Island and was home to Kings and Queens and historic figures including Chaucer, Caxton, Pepys, John Milton and Edward Burke.  Prior to the construction beginning in 1982 for the conference facility it is today, it had several uses including a rebuilt infirmary which was located on the site from 1832-1950 and also as a car park.