Royal fans spot issue with new Princess Kate Middleton portrait

A new portrait which honours the "courage and dignity" of Princess Kate Middleton features on the new edition of Tatler magazine, but Royal fans have spotted an issue.

The painting by British-Zambian artist Hannah Uzor took inspiration from Kate's cancer diagnosis video message to the nation.

However many people have taken to social media to question the likeness to the Princess of Wales. One asked, "Is this a parody?", while another commented, "That is never the princess, that is another woman in her dress", and others branded it "dreadful".

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The image also captures the princess at the first state banquet of the King's reign.

She is shown composed, standing and facing forwards in a regal, caped white Jenny Packham floor-length evening dress with sparkling detail on the shoulders, and her go-to tiara, the Lover's Knot. She wore the ensemble to the South African state banquet at Buckingham Palace in November 2022.

Her image is set against a green-blue background a nod to Kate's eye colour and the experience of being in a garden and on water, reflecting the princess's love of rowing, the artist said.

Asked whether the princess' recent cancer diagnosis video gave her a new perspective, Uzor said: "Without a doubt. All my portraits are made up of layers of a personality, constructed from everything I can find about them."

The public address showed "a moment of dealing with something difficult, speaking from the heart, having the courage to tackle it head-on," she said.

The artist expressed her admiration for the princess, who has stepped away from the public spotlight while she undergoes chemotherapy treatment.

She said: "She has really risen up to her role she was born for this. She carries herself with such dignity, elegance and grace."

The painter, who is based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is, like Kate, a mother of three, and added: "'I sense with her the joy of motherhood."

Uzor is the third artist to receive a commission from Tatler to paint a portrait of a member of the royal family.

The full feature in the July issue of Tatler is available via digital download and on newsstands from May 30.