A new portrait of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, is causing a stir and getting mostly negative reactions online.
The painting was commissioned by the British outlet Tatler and graces the cover of their new July issue. It was created by British-Zambian artist Hanna Uzor. The portrait depicts Catherine during her appearance at the first state banquet of King Charles III’s reign.
“The July cover of the Princess of Wales is the latest in a series of portraits commissioned by Tatler. Each has heralded a new era within the Royal Family, celebrating the strength and dignity of those dedicating their life to public duty,” the magazine’s X post of the image said.
The July cover of the Princess of Wales is the latest in a series of portraits commissioned by Tatler. Each has heralded a new era within the Royal Family, celebrating the strength and dignity of those dedicating their life to public duty https://t.co/AyxCT262tY pic.twitter.com/M6K44s60GJ
— Tatler (@Tatlermagazine) May 22, 2024
Uzor never met the princess, but said she used photos and videos to create the painting.
“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 artist said in a statement, per CNN.
“All my portraits are made up of layers of a personality, constructed from everything I can find about them,” Uzor added.
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Online critics were not impressed with the final result, calling it terrible to the point of being disrespectful to the Princess of Wales.
“This is dreadful – somehow, I’m not sure the artist is a fan of the Princess – it looks like a bad GCSE [high school] project,” one commenter on X wrote.
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“This looks nothing like the Princess of Wales. It’s so awful, it’s disrespectful,” another person echoed.
A third commenter wrote, “This is shockingly bad. Was the intention to erase the Princess of Wales and replace her with a pretend person? The disrespect to the Princess shouldn’t be acceptable.”
The new royal family portrait comes just after royal fans responded negatively to an official portrait of King Charles III, which was revealed earlier this month, as The Daily Wire previously reported. The 8.5 by 6.5-foot painting by British artist Jonathan Yeo included a bold red background.
“It looks like he’s bathing in blood,” one popular Instagram comment said of the king’s portrait.
“Looks like he’s going straight to hell,” another royal follower agreed.
