Kate Middleton’s latest portrait has gone viral for all the wrong reasons, as waves of Royal fans took to social media to vent anger over the bizarre painting.
Tatler magazine’s July issue features the Princess of Wales draped in a white gown, adorned with a yellow brooch and a blue sash, which many have complained looks nothing like her.
— Tatler (@Tatlermagazine) May 22, 2024
The portrait follows the even more bizarre portrait of King Charles III last week, which featured a blood-red back “hellish” backdrop, more akin to Vlad the Impaler.
The inspiration for the Middleton portrait appears to be drawn from her past looks; however, fans are not pleased.
Artist Hannah Uzor defended the portrait, as she explained the process behind capturing the essence of the Princess.
“It’s really important to capture the soul of the person,” she said in a video posted by Tatler.
“I’ve spent a lot of time looking at her pictures, watching videos, seeing her with her family, and in various public engagements.”
“The process for painting this portrait, apart from studying the photographs and the videos, is actually coming up with a sketch.”
“So once I’m happy with a sketch and I’ve done a series of sketches in my sketchbook, particularly looking at her expression was really key, and so I’ve done several sketches trying to capture her expression, and once I’m happy with that, I can then proceed to figure out what she’s going to wear.”
Shortly after the portrait was published, social media lit up.
So sorry. Is this some sort of slight? Who put you up to doing this? There was no need for this whatsoever. I’ll remind everyone this is not an Official portrait. Nor is it in any way asked for by the Royal Family.
— Theresa Longo Fans (@BarkJack_) May 22, 2024
“This looks nothing like the Princess of Wales. It’s so awful, it’s disrespectful,” one user tweeted.
Another fan commented:
“Doesn’t look like Catherine at all. If she wasn’t wearing that dress, I’d have no clue who it’s meant to be.”
Others compared the portrait to a “bad GCSE project” while one asked, “Are you kidding me? What is that rubbish of a painting? Hope you won’t sell any of those trash copies … you must be joking!”
“This picture is atrocious,” another declared, summarizing the general sentiment.
The face looks nothing like her
— The Centerview ♟️ (@centerviewnews) May 22, 2024
How can you @Tatlermagazine put this in front cover it looks nothing like Princess of Wales. Looks like a child’s painting
— KCam3 (@cams499) May 22, 2024
This painting is a Fing Disgrace to the POW…the RF can’t say it but, I can…
— Athlete Trail/Road Runner Personified (@laineyrunstexas) May 22, 2024
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