King Charles today 明かすd the first 完全にするd 公式の/役人 portrait of himself since the 載冠(式)/即位(式) at Buckingham Palace.

The 絵, by the renowned artist Jonathan Yeo, was (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限d in 2020 to celebrate the then-Prince of むちの跡s's 50 years as a member of The Drapers' Company.

It 描写するs His Majesty wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental 陸軍大佐 in 1975.

Today, Yeo spoke of a バタフライ on the portrait echoing Charles's 'metamorphosis' from Prince to King during the 過程 - and the 君主 joked that it was nice to know he was a chrysalis.

Yeo 追加するd: 'People often say is there a secret to doing a good portrait? And I say I don't know really. 現実に I think there is one, and that's having an 利益/興味ing 支配する to start with. And you couldn't ask for a better one than this, other than Her Majesty.'?

As he gestured に向かって Camilla - whom he also painted a portrait of in 2014 - the comment was 迎える/歓迎するd with much laughter by those gathered in the palace.?

The canvas size - だいたい 8.5ft by 6.5ft でっちあげる,人を罪に陥れるd - was carefully considered to fit within the architecture of Drapers' Hall and the 状況 of the 絵s it will 結局 hang と一緒に.

Yeo had four sittings with The King, beginning when His Majesty was Prince of むちの跡s in June 2021 at Highgrove, and later at Clarence House.

King Charles today 明かすd the first 完全にするd 公式の/役人 portrait of himself since the 載冠(式)/即位(式) at Buckingham Palace? The 絵 is by the renowned artist Jonathan Yeo

The last sitting took place in November 2023 at Clarence House.

He also worked from 製図/抽選s and photography he took of His Majesty, 許すing him to work on the portrait in his London studio between sittings.

Yeo said: 'It was a 特権 and 楽しみ to have been (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限d by The Drapers' Company to paint thi s portrait of His Majesty The King, the first to be 明かすd since his 載冠(式)/即位(式).

'When I started this 事業/計画(する), His Majesty The King was still His 王室の Highness The Prince of むちの跡s, and much like the バタフライ I've painted hovering over his shoulder, this portrait has 発展させるd as the 支配する's 役割 in our public life has transformed.

'I do my best to 逮捕(する) the life experiences etched into any individual sitter's 直面する. In this 事例/患者, my 目的(とする) was also to make 言及/関連 to the traditions of 王室の portraiture but in a way that 反映するs a 21st Century 君主国 and, above all else, to communicate the 支配する's 深い humanity.

King Charles III prepares to unveil the painting at Buckingham Palace in London today

King Charles III 準備するs to 明かす the 絵 at Buckingham Palace in London today

The painting is revealed for the first time by King Charles at Buckingham Palace today

The 絵 is 明らかにする/漏らすd for the first time by King Charles at Buckingham Palace today

Charles stands at Buckingham Palace today next to Jonathan Yeo who painted the portrait

Charles stands at Buckingham Palace today next to Jonathan Yeo who painted the portrait

'I'm unimaginably 感謝する for the 適切な時期 to 逮捕(する) such an 驚くべき/特命の/臨時の and unique person, 特に at the historic moment of becoming King.'

At Buckingham Palace, Charles and Queen Camilla were met by The Master of The Drapers' Company, Tom Harris and Past Master, William Charnley.

Together they joined Yeo who said a few words after His Majesty 明かすd the portrait.

Guests 含むd other members of the Drapers' Company, students and staff from the Drapers' 学院, Welsh Guards and Yeo's family.

The portrait will go on public 陳列する,発揮する for a month at the Philip Mould Gallery in London, from this Thursday until June 14. 入ること/参加(者) is 解放する/自由な.

The artwork is 推定する/予想するd to be 陳列する,発揮するd at Drapers' Hall from the end of August.

Yeo is one of the world's 主要な portrait artists whose 支配するs have 含むd the 産業の designer Sir Jony Ive, 放送者 Sir David Attenborough and 行動主義者s Malala Yousafzai and Doreen Lawrence.

A portrait by Jonathan Yeo of Queen Camilla in 2014 when she was Duchess of Cornwall

A portrait by Jonathan Yeo of Queen Camilla in 2014 when she was Duchess of Cornwall

A portrait released by Jonathan Yeo in 2008 of Prince Philip, who died in April 2021

A portrait 解放(する)d by Jonathan Yeo in 2008 of Prince Philip, who died in April 2021

The painting was completed by the renowned artist Jonathan Yeo (pictured in London in 2018)

The 絵 was 完全にするd by the renowned artist Jonathan Yeo (pictured in London in 2018)

He has also produced portraits of actors Nicole Kidman, Giancarlo Esposito, Dennis Hopper, Idris Elba and Sienna Miller, artists Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry, model Cara Delevingne and former world leaders Tony Blair, David Cameron, Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Juan Manuel Santos.

In 新規加入, Yeo has 以前 produced (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限s of Prince Philip and Camilla.

Known for both 伝統的な and 実験の portraiture, his work has been 展示(する)d 広範囲にわたって in museums and galleries 世界的な.

He is 現在/一般に artist trustee of the 国家の Portrait Gallery.

The Drapers' Company can trace its 忠誠 to the 君主 支援する to 1364 when it received its first 借り切る/憲章 from King Edward III.

This 正式に recognised the fraternity of Drapers in the City of London and 認めるd them the monopoly 権利s over the cloth 貿易(する) within the City.

The Company was frequently called upon to 供給(する) money, men and 武器 as 要求するd by the 栄冠を与える.

From the 18th century, such support changed to the 財政上の support of servicemen and the 救済 of need of the dependants of those 負傷させるd or killed on 義務.

Prince Albert, later George VI, became a Draper in 1919. Queen Elizabeth II became a Draper in 1947, joining the 法廷,裁判所 in 2017.

Charles became a Fre eman of the Drapers' Company in 1971, when the Company also 供給するd offices for the newly formed Prince's 信用 at Drapers' Hall.

The Drapers' Company also 誇るs a 相当な philanthropic arm, which dates 支援する to Tudor times and now is 治めるd through many charitable 信用s that have been left in its care.