The National Portrait Gallery has removed a painting of Prince William and Prince Harry as tensions continue to grow between the once close brothers. Nicky Phillipps’ portrait of the siblings has been taken out of the royal gallery just as the Princess of Wales was heading to the 167-year-old London institution yesterday after it was closed for three years for major refurbishment works.
First unveiled back in 2010, the picture depicts the royal brothers as they look at each other, both proudly sporting their beloved military uniforms we were all once so used to seeing them in all the time. The picture was painted before issues started reportedly arising between the pair, and ahead of Prince Harry's decision to step back from his position as a working royal with wife Meghan Markle.
It's been pointed out by both Kensington Palace and by the National Portrait Gallery that the artwork was not taken down because of a request from anyone in the royal family as a National Portrait Gallery spokesperson said: “Decisions relating to the portraits on display at the National Portrait Gallery are made by the gallery’s curatorial team.
