No, no welcome gift although I could get a glass of Bordeaux instead of the 1664.
I do wonder if it’s ever worth escalating the lack of royalty recognition to somewhere in Accor would help change the situation overall, but I don’t think it would make any difference.
Locally at checkin this time I was specifically warned by Mrs Fr not to make ANY kind of fuss…
We Had a very short stay at the balmoral a few years ago, we may try that again next time then.