Karsh, who has photographed many important public figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Elizabeth Taylor, and Elizabeth II, had permanently loaned his photograph of Churchill to the hotel. He and his wife, Estrellita Karsh, lived at the château for many years. It was also the site of his first exhibition.

The famed black-and-white portrait known as The Roaring Lion should be rehung in the Château Laurier by the end of next month

Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy.

Police recovered a stolen Winston Churchill portrait that had been swapped out with a forgery and gone unnoticed for months.

Some say what is even more remarkable is that police managed to track down the photo to another continent and are returning it to its rightful home.