Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has been included in a group painting of the British Royal Family for the first time.
The duchess - the second wife of Britain’s Prince Charles - features in a work by Russian artist Sergei Pavlenko to commemorate the commissioning of Prince Harry into the British Army.
The painting shows Queen Elizabeth on the steps of the Old College at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy smiling at her grandsons Princes Harry and William, who are standing to her left in full military uniform.
Prince Charles and the queen’s husband Prince Philip are also depicted gazing proudly at William and Harry.
Camilla stands at the top of the steps behind the queen and partially obscured by former Commandant of Sandhurst Major General Andrew Ritchie’s cap - who is positioned on the steps above Charles.
Pavlenko told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper: ‘Like all other human beings they are good subjects, I don’t differentiate people by who they are.
‘If you want to paint a good portrait it doesn’t matter if the person is old or young, a man, woman or child - from that point of view they were like all of us.
‘But because they are royal public figures it’s an interesting challenge and brings more interest to my work because it becomes historical.’ Harry - who graduated from Sandhurst last April - is now qualified as an armoured reconnaissance troop leader with the Blues and Royals regiment.
William is currently training with the same Household Calvary regiment.
The royal painting is to go on display at the London’s Mall Galleries from Thursday (26.04.07) to May 13.
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