Following His Olympic Show - Freddie Mercury Goes On One Last Tour
Monday, 13 August 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
To celebrate Freddie For A Day 2012 - Freddie Mercury the lion took a tour of London, causing incredible scenes as it took in some of London's best loved attractions.
The Lion, created by charities Born Free and the Mercury Phoenix Trust, went on tour to raise awareness for the incredible work both charities do and also to remind people that Freddie For A Day 2012 is approaching. The lion will be auctioned at star studded Freddie For A Day event at The Savoy Hotel on September 3rd.
Freddie For A Day is a campaign that encourages people to dress as Freddie for A Day to raise sponsorship money for the AIDS Charity The Mercury Phoenix Trust. High profile supporters include Katy Perry, Russell Brand, Stephen Fry, Fearne Cotton and many more.
The Mercury Phoenix Trust and the Born Free Foundation have joined forces to create this beautiful life-size lion sculpture, inspired by Freddie Mercury, circa 1986. This is to raise awareness of the vital work of both charities.
Freddie will be just one of 50 sponsored lions who will make up a major art installation that will prowl the V & A Waterfront in the summer of 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa, in aid of the international wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation. Pride of Cape Town got off to a glittering start on 27th March 2012 with a stunning and memorable live performance by Queen rock legend, Brian May CBE, and the West End and Broadway singing sensation, Kerry Ellis. The evening also featured a heartfelt and moving speech by Virginia McKenna OBE, Actress and Founder of the wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation at the Grand Café and Beach, Cape Town.
The Freddie Lion took in a short tour of London last week, before starring in the auction at this year’s Freddie for a Day event at The Savoy Hotel in London, to raise funds for the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the Born Free Foundation.
The Mercury Phoenix Trust was founded in 1992 by Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor and Queen manager Jim Beach to help distribute money raised from the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS awareness. Since then, the Trust has raised over $15 million to help in the fight against AIDS worldwide.
The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity working throughout the world to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild.
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The Lion, created by charities Born Free and the Mercury Phoenix Trust, went on tour to raise awareness for the incredible work both charities do and also to remind people that Freddie For A Day 2012 is approaching. The lion will be auctioned at star studded Freddie For A Day event at The Savoy Hotel on September 3rd.
