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The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace.
The vast oil on canvas shows a larger-than-life King Charles in the uniform of the Welsh Guards.
The vivid red work, measuring about 8ft 6in by 6ft 6in, is by Jonathan Yeo, who has also painted Tony Blair, Sir David Attenborough and Malala Yousafzai.
Queen Camilla is said to have looked at the painting and told Yeo: "Yes, you've got him."
In the new portrait, the King is depicted, sword in hand, with a butterfly landing on his shoulder.
Unveilings are always a little nerve-wracking, both for the sitter and the artist, but particularly when one of them is a King.
Yeo jokes: "If this was seen as treasonous, I could literally pay for it with my head, which would be an appropriate way for a portrait painter to die - to have their head removed!"
Jonathan Yeo Studio Jonathan Yeo says the butterfly by the King's shoulder symbolises "the beauty of nature and highlights the environmental causes" that he has championed most of his lifeJonathan Yeo Studio.
Yeo says the butterfly by the King's shoulder symbolises "the beauty of nature and highlights the [King's] environmental causes."
The King was made Regimental Colonel in the Welsh Guards in 1975. In the picture, the red of the uniform fades into the red background, bringing the King's face into even more prominence.
