PRINCE William and his wife Kate have had their official portrait together for first time.
The artwork of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was commissioned last year by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund as a gift to the people of the county, reported the BBC.
It was painted by award-winning British portrait artist Jamie Coreth.
He said creating it was "the most extraordinary privilege of my life".
The portrait is on display at the University of Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum, where the royal couple met the painter during its first day.
Coreth said he wanted to portray the royal couple as "both relaxed and approachable, as well as elegant and dignified".
"As it is the first portrait to depict them together, and specifically during their time as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, I wanted the image to evoke a feeling of balance between their public and private lives," he added.
The city of Cambridge is honoured in the painting. Its historical stone buildings in the background of the portrait carry its tones and colours. Coreth had also used the city's common hexagonal architectural motif.
The Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund plans to use the displayed painting to encourage children and young people from the county to take an interest in art.
In the portrait, the duchess is wearing a dress from Brighton-based brand The Vampire's Wife, reported British Vogue. Prince William had his official portrait painted in 2014 by Cardiff-born artist Dan Llywelyn Hall. – Agencies, June 24, 2022
Delighted to see this new portrait unveiled at the @FitzMuseum_UK in Cambridge today!
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) June 23, 2022
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