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National Portrait Gallery, London When conversing on the topic of Tatlerâs June cover, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, youâll be hard-pressed to find a story relating to the beloved humanitarian and trendsetter that your companions have yet to hear. Well here is one riveting tale theyâre likely unaware of: the widely forgotten attack on Princess Dianaâs inaugural royal portrait. Portraitist Bryan Organ unveiling his portrait of Princess Diana at the National Portrait Gallery, 1981 Courtesy RA Images Advertisement Following the joyous news of Lady Diana Spencerâs engagement to Prince Charles in February of 1981, the National Portrait Gallery commissioned legendary British portraitist Bryan Organ to paint the first formal portrait of the soon-to-be Princess. Having rendered Prince Charles for the NPG the year prior, Organ was the natural choice for then-Director John Hayes. A romantic, Organ decided that â just as in life â the royal coupleâs portraits would be considered a pair and displayed together.
‘View from Selworthy’, an oil painting by British artist Sir Alfred J Munnings. A Market Harborough auction house is celebrating smashing its highest-ever daily sales record by over £60,000. The bi-annual flagship auction at Gildings Auctioneers generated a stunning hammer price of just over £390,000 on a showstopping day. And that blew away the previous record of about £330,000 as the company scorched to their best-ever result in their proud 41-year history. “We are delighted with the results of this record-breaking sale,” said elated Gildings director Will Gilding. The prestigious Fine & Decorative Arts and Antiques virtual auction went ahead on Tuesday April 27. The high-profile sale attracted over 1,000 online and telephone bidders vying for a wide variety of fine collectables and antiques - including silver, ceramics, sculpture, glass and paintings.
A NEW curator has been appointed at the Radnorshire Museum in Llandrindod Wells. Dr Lorna Steel has worked in museums for more than 20 years, specialising in natural history and archaeology. Lorna initially worked for the Isle of Wight Council museums and helped to set up a new geological museum called ‘Dinosaur Isle’, before running the Roman villa site for a few months. She then joined the Natural History Museum’s palaeontology department, curating fossil reptiles and birds. Lorna’s career highlights include appearing live in ‘The One Show’ studio, visiting Sir David Attenborough and his personal fossil collection and naming a species of Jurassic reptile after Lemmy from Motorhead. Outside work, her life revolves around vintage motorbikes, gardening and walking. Lorna lives with her partner and dog in New Radnor.