Travel Guide

Have you visited London through a Lions Eyes? Meet Christian the Lion.

Traveling to London? You might want to add a jaunt thru the famous Chelsea District. Life was a little simpler and people were less worried and judgemental back in the late 1960’s. Who would have thought you could buy a lion from Harrods department store for about $600? Christian the Lion was a cub from the local zoo who was sold to John Randall and Ace Rourke and they raised him for almost a year in a furniture store located on Kings Road. As a cub he enjoyed riding in the back of a convertible Bentley running around playing soccer in a church courtyard and I’m sure he caught glimpses of Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton as they had townhouses on Kings Road. What an interesting life!

Unfortunately, he outgrew London and he was relocated to Kenya, Africa where he lived out his days in the Kora National Park. He became the leader of his own pride. Also He became a movie star in the movie “Born Free “which is based on the book written by Joy Adamson. There is a happy ending to this amazing story. Christian’s owners John and Ace went to visit him a year later and he recognized them and they had a beautiful reunion. CLICK HERE to View Christian the Lion Video

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