The artist behind a brand new portrait of the Princess of Wales that sparked furious backlash has explained the inspiration and creative process behind her work. The painting of Kate, by British-Zambian artist Hannah Uzor, features on the latest cover of Tatler magazine and captures the princess at the first state banquet of the King's reign during the 2022 South Africa state visit. Kate is shown in the image standing and facing forward 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.
The princess did not sit for the portrait and Uzor researched photos of her to inform her work, saying she had found more than 189,000 images of Kate in a picture archive. New Kate Middleton portrait in Tatler sparks furious backlash after leaving fans horrified The new portrait of Kate which will feature on the cover of Tatler magazine ( Image: Hannah Uzor/Tatler/PA) Kate at the South Africa state banquet in November 2022 ( Image: PA) The portrait is set against a green-blue background, which the artist said is 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. In an interview in Tatler, Uzor was asked whether the princess's recent cancer diagnosis video gave her a new perspective.
She said: "Without a doubt. All my portraits are made up of layers of a personality, constructed from everything I can find about them." Kate's public .
