Pride of England

Harry is the mane man supporting England’s quest for football glory as the Euros kick off in Germany.

We could be talking about England striker Harry Kane but this is Harry, one of our famous lions and he, along with lionesses Betty, Little A and Malnika, enjoyed enrichment time with footballs in the lead up to the tournament.

It was captured on camera by keeper Ian and videographer Tom who with the rest of the squad at the Wiltshire estate are rooting for England striker Harry Kane and teammates for Sunday’s opener against Serbia.

Football connections go back to England’s World Cup win for Longleat as in July 1966, the safari park  - which was the first to open outside Africa in the same year - was visited by the World Cup referees which included Gottfried Dienst, who officiated when England beat West Germany 4:2.