King's first official portrait since the coronation

henetha

I almost like it.

Oh yes, that's how I feel about it.

Unless you knew, it isn't obvious he's wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards.

Like it, its different and striking.

I think it's a brave and talented portrayal of the King. I like it very much.

I like it but when the Newsreader said the King was wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards I thought, How can you tell?

I almost like it too.
The red on his face looks almost as if he crying blood.

I love it - wonderful!

It's good.

I like it - a lot.

That's not what I expected at all... I'm not a fan of red but I think I would have liked it if it was a different main colour

The likeness is good but I don’t like all the red.

The face and hair are good but it looks like he’s lying in a bath of red jelly with just his head sticking out!

blue would have been much better.
red looks violent.

I think it’s an incredible portrait and very, very well executed. I really like it a lot.

I like the portrait. Jonathan Yeo is a brilliant artist and to be honest I can’t imagine not liking any portrait he produces. There are so many portraits of the King and when he was Prince of Wales but this one will not be forgotten. TheKing is shown as he appears to be and that is an intelligent, thoughtful and pleasant man. The artist wanted to show this without the red uniform taking over and made the bold decision to paint red against red. He also wanted a portrait that was modern and different. Love the butterfly and it’s symbolism. Yes, really like it.

I thought the butterfly might be a representation of the late Queen flying away, leaving her son to be the new monarch.

Wrong again!

I think I'm too much of a prole to appreciate it.

Or you could be the boy who says the king is naked Big Bertha.

I like it, his face is so lifelike, if you look closely you can see that he is wearing his guards uniform.

Red is my least favourite colour, but it somehow goes for this portrait.

I like it and think the face and hands are beautifully done I like the contemporary idea too but at the moment all I can see is his head popping out of a big red cloak or curtain like someone peeping out of theatre curtains on a stage
I m also not keen on red I think blues and greens for the environment would have been nicer especially for that lovely butterfly

Red makes me think of fire, destruction temper and blood

Brilliant and the face, which is the point of a portrait, is superb.

Nice to see a comtemporary spin on the standard portrait.

I think it's very good. I was amazed to read this morning that Jonathan Yeo is a self-taught artist. He's certainly extremely talented and has really "caught" the King, and even got his "sausage fingers" right.

I like it, it captures him much better than most posed portraits capture the subject.

Didn’t like it at first glance but now that I’ve had a proper study I think it’s rather stunning and love that the focus is on his face than the uniform.

Striking. Good face but not keen on so much red. I think it detracts. Butterfly is a good touch.

Given enough time we'll get used to it and eventually it will go down in history as a classic.