FILE - In this Oct. 21, 1957 file photo, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, center left, stand with Lewis Douglas, former U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, at a dinner at New York's Waldorf-Astoria. The word "grand" matched few hotels in the world better than the Waldorf Astoria, but this bastion of gilded splendor is now closing for two to three years for a transformative makeover. The last guests were checking out by noon Wednesday, March 1, 3017, after enjoying the rich Art Deco style of the old Waldorf one last time. (AP Photo, File)