Who's that? Portrait of Kate Middleton draws major criticism online

Princess Of Wales, Catherine is in the news again. This time for a portrait that bears no resemblance to her whatsoever but is being claimed as her's painted by a British Zambian artist. Needless to say, the portrait has elicited extreme dissatisfaction.

The portrait of Kate is not an official one and was revealed on the cover of Tatler magazine's July Issue. It depicts the princess in a white gown, a blue sash, and a yellow brooch. She wears an ornate tiara on her head. The inspiration behind the photograph seems to stem from several of Catherine's previous looks.

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The portrait, however, has not been received well with many expressing shock over the final product.

The comments section of the magazine's Instagram was flooded with negative remarks with many calling it 'horrible' and 'ghastly'.

"Is this a joke?" questioned a user while another wrote, "Awful. Almost anti-Royal putting this on [the] front cover of a magazine"

"The Princess of Wales is not even comparable to this picture," wrote a third. "Sorry but this portrait failed to capture the essence of Princess Catherine in every possible way, " pointed out one user.

"Catherine will not be happy and I can’t blame her," said another user.


Who is the artist?


The portrait has been made by British-Zamibian artist Hannah Uzor. While speaking to Tatler she revealed, she "spent a lot of time looking at (Catherine), looking at her pictures, watching videos of her, seeing her with her family, seeing her in diplomatic visits, seeing her when she's rowing or visiting children in a hospice."

"It's been really interesting for me to get a sense of who she is," Uzor continued.

"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.

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"This particular outfit that I chose was particularly striking. It made her look very regal and very confident. And alongside of that — definitely color. Color is one of the most important things in a work of art ‘cause it can really speak to the atmosphere. And the color I chose was something that really complements Kate Middleton's green eyes."

Kate's portrait comes days after her father-in-law, King Charles inaugurated his official portrait by artist Jonathan Yeo. The King's portrait too drew a lot of flak online with many terming it 'satanic'.

The painting shows the monarch in the ceremonial red uniform of the Welsh Guards against a red background. The portrait also shows a red butterfly hovering over his shoulder. According to the artist, the tiny insect symbolises King Charles III's initiatives related to environmental protection.

In March, the Princess of Wales announced in a pre-recorded message that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. She has not been seen publicly in several months.