The White Lion of Mortimer - Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (London, UK)
N 51° 28.747 W 000° 17.545
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Depicted stone statue of the White Lion of Mortimer , one of ten heraldic beasts known as the "Queen's Beasts", you can find on the Palm House Terrace in Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/06/2014
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Depicted stone statue of the White Lion of Mortimer , one of ten heraldic beasts known as the "Queen's Beasts", you can find on the Palm House Terrace in Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.
The White Lion of Mortimer descends to the Queen through Edward IV. The shield shows a white rose encircled by a golden sun, known heraldically as a ‘white rose en soleil’ which is really a combination of two distinct badges. Both of these appear on the Great Seals of Edward IV and Richard III, and were used by George VI when Duke of York. Unlike the Lion of England, this beast is uncrowned.