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Emma Shacklock

Queen Elizabeth's 'unnerving' mechanism for meeting people surprised artist - but it makes total sense for a monarch

Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she attends day 5 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2021 .

Photographing any member of the Royal Family is a nerve-wracking and significant commission, but capturing the late Queen Elizabeth’s portrait sounds like a whole other level. Artist Chris Levine found it "surreal" at first, especially when faced with her "mechanism" for meeting people.

Opening up to woman&home in our February issue, Chris - who’s perhaps best known for his exquisite 2008 portrait of Her Majesty titled Lightness of Being - explained that he initially found the monarch hard to read.

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