Name: Zarafa , the giraffe gifted to King Charles X in 1827 – Anne French
Start: 2027-01-27T18:30:00
End: 2027-01-27T21:30:00
Location: Brighthelm Centre

Anne French, guide at the Royal Pavilion will tell you the incredible story of Zarafa, a baby giraffe, captured in Sudan in 1824 under the orders of the Pasha of Egypt, and who by boat, and on foot, after three years, arrived in Paris, a diplomatic gift for King Charles X. Image: Jacques Raymond Brascassat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Zarafa , the giraffe gifted to King Charles X in 1827 – Anne French

Zarafa , the giraffe gifted to King Charles X in 1827 – Anne French @ Brighthelm Centre

Anne French, guide at the Royal Pavilion will tell you the incredible story of Zarafa, a baby giraffe, captured in Sudan in 1824 under the orders of the Pasha of Egypt, and who by boat, and on foot, after three years, arrived in Paris, a diplomatic gift for King Charles X. Image: Jacques Raymond Bra