Royal Residence Honors Significant Achievement of King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla
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Stepping up the royal excitement, the palace has dropped jaw-dropping snaps of King Charles and Queen Camilla to mark the second anniversary of their coronation. Y'all ain't nothing if you missed it!
For the unenlightened, these two lovebirds, Charles and Camilla, got their crowns officially placed on their heads in Westminster Abbey way back in 2023, May 6.
On the identical date this year, Buckingham Palace decided to throw a virtual party for the royal couple's major milestone by dishing out high-res pictures of their coronation portraits. The caption reads, "Peep closer at the Coronation State Portraits of King Charles III and Queen Camilla..."
"These badass portraits got commissioned specifically for Their Majesties’ Coronation in 2023 and revealed by the royal duo at the National Gallery, just today."
For the uninformed peeps, Charles and Camilla's portraits, that'll be joining the Royal Collection, were painted by artists personally chosen by the King and Queen themselves.
According to the palace’s official spiel, "The King, quite fancy and all, opted to be painted by Peter Kuhfeld, and the Queen, in her smart ways, picked Paul S Benney."
Hold your horses, there are some juicy details here. These portraits were unveiled at the National Gallery on 6 May 2025, which by the way, was a big-deal celebration for the gallery's 200th anniversary. Source 1
Oh, and by the way, Kuhfeld, who's been a long-time associate of the monarch, drew Charles in his Robes of State at St James's Palace, while Benney captured Camilla in the very same regalia.
- King Charles and Queen Camilla's portraits, commissions for their 2023 coronation, were unveiled at the National Gallery on the anniversary date, May 6, 2025, marking a significant milestone for the gallery's 200th anniversary.
- The Robes of State portraits of King Charles were painted by Peter Kuhfeld, a long-time associate of the monarch, at St James's Palace, while Paul S Benney captured Queen Camilla in the same regalia.
- King Charles chose Peter Kuhfeld to create his coronation portrait, and Queen Camilla selected Paul S Benney, both artists being personally chosen by the royal duo for the task.
- The coronation portraits of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, revealed at the National Gallery, are to join the Royal Collection.
- The public was invited to peep closer at the Coronation State Portraits of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, commissioned for Their Majesties' Coronation in 2023, as part of the virtual party thrown by Buckingham Palace on their second anniversary.
