First portrait if King Charles with coronation regalia unveiled
The first official portrait of Charles III in the formal robes of state has been unveiled, the first to show a reigning monarch in coronation regalia since Sir James Gunn’s portrait of Elizabeth II in 1953.
Painted by the Toronto-based artist Suan-She Foo and commissioned on behalf of the government of Nova Scotia, Canada, the image shows King Charles in the uniform of the Royal Regiment of Canada of which he is colonel-in-chief and is the first portrait of the King to include the traditional coronation accoutrements of Crown Imperial, Orb and Sceptre.
The artist, who has painted the likenesses of Elizabeth II and Pope Benedict XVI, is also a practising physician who runs a not-for-profit clinic treating addiction and mental health in Toronto.
The picture, measuring 8ft 6ins by 6ft 6ins, can be seen at the Stern Pissarro Gallery in St James’s, London, from 19 to 31 October 2026. it will then move to permanent display at Government House, Halifax.