A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery during the pandemic returns to its rightful place today, after two Ottawa police detectives travelled to Rome to retrieve it.

The original artwork will be returned to its spot on the reading-room wall in the posh Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel at a homecoming ceremony this morning.

The theft of the famous photo portrait of Churchill was solved and it is returning to its spot in the reading room of the Chateau Laurier{ai:summary}<p>A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill, swapped with a forgery during the pandemic, is returning to its rightful place today. Two Ottawa police detectives traveled to Rome to retrieve the original artwork. </p><p>The portrait will be reinstated on the reading-room wall of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel during a homecoming ceremony. #culture</p>

Karsh portrait of Winston Churchill returns to Ottawa hotel after international art caper

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