The Royal Cypher EIIR is also shown on the design of this UK first, above the dates 1952-2022, in a poignant tribute to our nation’s longest reigning monarch. The design of the UK’s FIRST ROYAL 50p has JUST been revealed by The Royal Mint! With Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee being the first in the history of our British Royal Family, the number 70 takes centre stage on the reverse design of this 50p.
#Portraits of queens update#
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has confirmed that her Platinum Jubilee in 2022 will be celebrated with the UK’s FIRST-EVER Royal 50p! * UPDATE * Noakes was grateful that, in this instance, he may have been accorded more lenience than most others would have been granted…Ĭapturing the spirit of both the private and public positions held by Queen Elizabeth, Noakes’ portraits communicate the kindness and compassion of our Monarch.Change Checkers, we’ve got a special royal announcement… He was answered cautiously by The Prince of Wales, inquiring if it might be possible to speak with the Queen. Finally exasperated beyond a point of containment, a knock at the door prompted Noakes to cry out “What do you want?”. During one of his many sittings with the Queen, Noakes recalled growing increasingly irritated with the number of disruptions and interruptions. Noakes has captured the suggestion of Her Majesty’s smile which offers a glimpse of informality amongst the otherwise stately presentation.ĭetermination was a hallmark of Noakes’ work, and his studious work ethic was noticed by the Royal Family. The final oil study depicts The Queen in three-quarter length in Robes of the British Empire. Graciously addressing the viewer, she extends her consideration and regard toward her people. The larger oil portrait reveals Her Majesty in her role as stateswoman. This small, smiling portrait is a study for the aforementioned portrait and thus marks the first of many of Noakes’ portraits of The Queen. Commissioned to celebrate the Silver Wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip, the group portrait now hangs in London’s Guildhall Art Gallery. Noakes’ long association with the Royal Family began in 1972 when he was commissioned by the City of London Corporation to paint seven members of the Royal Family and the Lord and Lady Mayoress of London, in six different locations. During this time, an intimate relationship formed between artist and sitter, placing Noakes in a position whereby he could, more truthfully than most, exhume the complex character of his sitter.
Whilst most artists who are offered a life sitting with the Queen have the privilege of sitting with her for the standard hour and a half sitting, throughout his career Noakes spent more than twenty hours in total with Her Majesty.
Congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum JubileeĬapturing the humanity of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, these three portraits by Michael Noakes demonstrate the incomparable confidence that the Royal Family found in Noakes’ painterly abilities.
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