A new portrait of Prince William and Prince Harry went on display at London’s National Portrait Gallery last week, depicting them in their army uniforms before leaving Clarence House to participate in the Trooping the Colour ceremony in 2008. The painting, which was done by Nicky Phillips on a commission from the National Portrait Gallery, is being described as the first ever double portrait of the royal brothers. In light of the publicity the portrait has been getting from the press, let’s look at ten other famous (and infamous) royal portraits.
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Three years after the birth of his only living legitimate son — and three years after the death of his third wife and queen — Henry VIII was on the marriage market in Europe again. He had ensured the succession of the throne by siring a male heir, the future Edward VI, with his wife, …
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The Sunday Telegraph‘s Andrew Alderson writes this week (“Prince William: I will not become ‘shadow king’“) that St. James’s Palace is officially refuting the claim made by the Mail on Sunday that Prince William will take on an increasingly large number of duties in relief of his grandmother, The Queen. Glen Owen of the Mail …
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