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the Royals

chessygal — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:19:11 GMT

Official state picture unveiled of King Charles and Queen Camilla

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:24:04 GMT

Both portraits are beautiful.

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cindyNC — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:29:03 GMT

Lovely !

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Goldengate8361 — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:44:52 GMT

Does not look like 2025. Looks more like 1825.

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:48:17 GMT

It is a tradition that the reigning monarch be painted in their robes. As nothing to do with the year.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Tue, 06 May 2025 16:49:10 GMT

One can definitely tell that they were commissioned by different artists.

Camilla's is quite good and exacting.

Charles, not so much.

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shoesnbags — Tue, 06 May 2025 17:45:51 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
One can definitely tell that they were commissioned by different artists.

Camilla's is quite good and exacting.

Charles, not so much.

I agree. Camilla's portrait is accurate, yet flattering. But there's something about the way the artist painted the area around Charles's mouth that doesn't look right to me. He's not "handsome" for sure, but he doesn't look his best the way his face is portrayed.

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Mz iMac — Tue, 06 May 2025 18:33:22 GMT

King Charles painting looks faded.

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willdob3 — Tue, 06 May 2025 19:38:53 GMT

His other one looks more like Charles.

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Sooner — Tue, 06 May 2025 19:59:45 GMT

I really like the one of Charles. He has a slightly sad and wistful look on his face, reflecting I think the sadness over the loss of his mother, along with some wistfulness of coming to the throne so late in life, made more poignant with his health concerns.

Camilla's just looks like Camilla.

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shoekitty — Tue, 06 May 2025 20:11:36 GMT

its a nice portrait. Charles looks 100 years old, lol. I imagine what he's been through, he feels it at times. What an enormous job he has to fill. And, it's like ....there will never be another Queen Elizabeth. Never. It is a nice portrait. As for Camilla, it's nice too. I imagine she dressed that way, which is nice, as too not look tooo Queenly, as to not offend many

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shoekitty — Tue, 06 May 2025 20:20:31 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
King Charles painting looks faded.

@Mz iMac lol, I had to,put my glasses on. I thought it was blurry due to my eyes.

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IMW — Tue, 06 May 2025 20:53:04 GMT

How regal and glamorous. Camilla's gown is perfectly exquisite.

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SharkE — Tue, 06 May 2025 21:31:19 GMT

Cam needs some serious jewelry. If you got it flaunt it

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Sooner — Tue, 06 May 2025 21:44:26 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
Cam needs some serious jewelry. If you got it flaunt it

@SharkE She has too many people who don't like her already. Why put gas on the fire?

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Coastalcarolina — Wed, 07 May 2025 00:13:44 GMT

Queen Elizabeth was beautiful. King George V, well he was a very handsome man in my opinion!

I think both current portraits are well done. I can just imagine how beautiful Diana would have been as Queen if things had worked out.

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SharkE — Wed, 07 May 2025 00:48:26 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@SharkE wrote:
Cam needs some serious jewelry. If you got it flaunt it
@SharkE She has too many people who don't like her already. Why put gas on the fire?

All that is over.

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candys mine — Wed, 07 May 2025 11:14:25 GMT

I just realized why Charles portrait looks odd to me.

HE looks like a GHOST. I can almost see that doorway beyond through his head.

The setting does not look Regal for a King. It looks like my Grandmothers sitting room on a quiet, sunny, afternoon.

His Robe matches the draperies and carpet.

Talk about fading into the background.

They could have done SO much better.

Camillas potrait is classy. More about Her than the Trappings.

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DottieBlue — Wed, 07 May 2025 23:38:44 GMT

I think Camilla looks lovely in hers.

However, I don't like the way her robe is laid out by her feet. She looks like she is standing on a something that elevates her from the floor. Is there a step there? Also, she isn't wearing the robe, it looks like it is just placed beside her on the table.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 08 May 2025 01:52:49 GMT

Beautiful