Sir Winston Churchill Stolen Photo From Chateau Laurier Replaced By Replica
Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh’s photograph of Churchill, taken in December 1941 on Parliament Hill, is one of the most famous photographs of the British prime minister. “We are deeply saddened by this brazen act,” Geneviève Dumas, general manager of Chateau Laurier, said in a press release. “The hotel is incredibly proud to host this amazing Karsh collection, which was safely installed in 1998.” The photo of Churchill, known as ‘The Roaring Lion’, was taken after the then British Prime Minister’s speech to the Canadian Parliament about the Second World War....