Since the coronation of King Edward VII, in 1902, coronation portrait photographs have also been released – the King’s, by Hugo Burnand, appeared in 2023 – in advance of the painted portraits.

The portrait of King Charles was painted by Peter Kuhfeld. His Majesty King Charles III 2025; Photograph: Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd. Camilla’s portrait was painted by Paul Benney.

This isn’t the first time that a royal portrait has doubled as an optical illusion. In December 2024, King Charles attended an Advent service at the Church of St Mary Magdalene on the ...

I had painted a portrait of the king's father, Prince Philip, back in 2006 as a commission for a charity, and the two men are different in every way. With Prince Philip, the process was very formal.

King Charles is fighting fit in a dashing new portrait. A fresh image of the cancer-stricken monarch, 76, looking resplendent in a tartan kilt, tie, and brown sporran was released on Saturday ...

The work was found about 14 miles from where it was originally hung in the 1500s. The portrait of King Henry VIII at Warwick Shire Hall. Photo courtesy of ArtUK via Adam Busiakiewicz.