People online had mixed reactions to the new royal portraits.
One person commented: “The Queen’s is perfect. The King’s too blurry,” and someone else agreed, saying: “Looks blurry. Out of focus.”
Another added: “Comparing the portraits of King and Queen, I think she’s come out of it much better than he has. There’s something a little underwhelming about his portrait, as if he’s shrinking into the background. There’s a bit more forthright glamour about hers!”
Others felt the same way. “I think Camilla’s is much better,” one person said, while another remarked: “Compared to the level of detail in previous ones, King Charles’ portrait looks… cheap. Lighting and composition are good, though.”
One more person gave their thoughts on the King’s pose: “In regards to body language I think the artist could have chosen a different posture.”
One final user on X commented sadly: “I think the King should have gone with the same artist as the Queen!”
Artist Jonathan Yeo Kuhfeld, who painted the King, said: “I think he was pleased. It’s a very odd thing for a sitter to look at themselves, I just hope that I’ve got an aspect of the man and King, I just think that’s very important.”
He worked on the portrait for over 18 months after having five sessions with the King.
Both portraits are full-length. The King is shown standing in the throne room at St James’s Palace, while the Queen Consort’s portrait is set in the garden room of Clarence House, their London residence.
