Portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canada hotel discovered in Italy

Suspect has been arrested and charged while ‘Roaring Lion’ photograph is to return to lobby of Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in coming weeks

An art theft that gripped Canadians has been solved: a famed portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill that was stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been found in Italy and the thief nabbed, police have said.

The “Roaring Lion” picture of the late British prime minister had been given to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa by the late Armenian-born Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh.