What do you think of Kate's new portrait?
Have your say below...
It’s poll time at The HELLO! Royal Club and this week I wanted to gauge your thoughts on the new portrait of the Princess of Wales, which will feature on the July cover of Tatler magazine.
The painting, by British-Zambian artist Hannah Uzor, shows Kate looking composed and regal in a white Jenny Packham floor-length evening dress and her go-to tiara, the Lover's Knot.
It was the same outfit she wore at a very important royal event - King Charles' first state banquet of his reign in November 2022 during the South African state visit.
The portrait is meant to illustrate Kate's courage and dignity following her cancer diagnosis video message to the nation.
Artist Hannah explained: "When you can't meet the sitter in person, you have to look at everything you can find and piece together the subtle human moments revealed in different photographs: do they have a particular way of standing or holding their head or hands? Do they have a recurrent gesture?"
The video added another layer to Hannah's reading of the Princess, showing "a moment of dealing with something difficult, speaking from the heart, having the courage to tackle it head-on".
Of Kate, she said: "She has really risen up to her role – she was born for this. She carries herself with such dignity, elegance and grace."
The portrait has caused a bit of a stir on social media, with some going as far as to question whether it's a parody, and others claiming that, while "lovely", it bears no resemblance to the Princess.
What do you think of the new portrait? Vote in our poll below and feel free to expand in the comments!
She looks pasty, and artificial. It has none of her beauty, courage or beauty.
The portraits of both King Charles and Princess Kate should be a national embarrassment. Nobody expected a van Gog-like portrait, but a portrait should resemble the King and Princess, not artistic (and, in this care, horribly poor) interpretations of the subjects of these debacles. I wouldn't have expected this monstrosity from a professional artist (of high stature, no less) to offer this disaster. It appears that the "artist" who painted the King was trying to advance his career rather than offer a high-quality portrait of King Charles.