Madame Tussauds entity ceased to exist. On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds deal, Merlin sold the freehold of Madame Tussauds to private investor Nick Leslau and his investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement. Although the attraction sites are owned by Prestbury, they are operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease. Madame Tussaud's wax museum became a major tourist attraction in London, incorporating (until 2010) the London Planetarium in its west wing and a large animated dark ride, "The Spirit of London", opened in 1993. Today's wax figures at Tussauds include historical
Madame Prunier of work. It's true it's cost me a lot of worry. But what a magnificent business it is, "quelle belle Maison"." In her retirement, Prunier wrote her biography "La Maison: The History of Prunier" published in 1957. The Prunier St James's restaurant closed in 1976. "Madame Prunier's" "Fish Cookery Book", pub. Quadrille (1938) Madame Prunier - "La Maison: The History of Prunier", pub. Longsman (1957" Madame Prunier Simone Prunier, known as Madam Prunier, was a French restaurateur and food writer who established a well-known French restaurant in London. Prunier was the granddaughter of French restaurateur Alfred Prunier, who opened La