The elephant, weighing half a tonne, had been leading a 13-strong herd around Ireland and the UK in a conservation campaign. Renowned conservationist, The Prince of Wales, heroically came to the rescue and the tusker is now happily residing under a spectacular plane tree in Clarence House gardens.

The Survival Tour is raising awareness about real elephants made homeless by the destruction of their habitat. The campaign is spearheaded by London-based charity, elephant family, in partnership with The Royal Parks Foundation and The World Land Trust. The remaining 12 elephants of The Survival Tour are on display, sporting 'Conservation Couture' designer blankets, in Selfridges for the month of August. Blanket designers include Ralph Lauren, DVF, Julien Macdonald and Tommy Hilfiger.

The UK's greenest haulage company, Oldham-based JPM Eco Logistics - of Dragons' Den fame – who run their fleet on bio-fuel, transported the tusker to Clarence House.