“Terrible”, “insult”. Kate Middleton’s portrait on the cover of Tatler causes outrage.

This is called failure. magazine on Instagram this Wednesday, May 22 Tatler revealed the cover of its next issue. The magazine, which will be published on May 30, has a portrait of Kate Middleton on the front page. With this image, the magazine aimed at British high society intends to complete its “royal trinity”, which began with the publication of the portrait of Elizabeth II on the occasion of her platinum jubilee in July 2022 and continued in 2022. Charles III on his coronation in July 2023. For this edition, dedicated to the “dignity”, “elegance” and “grace” of the Princess of Wales, Tatler British-Zambian artist Hannah Uzor entrusted her front page. To achieve this, the latter did not pose as Prince William’s wife, but was inspired by photos taken during the first state banquet of King Charles’ reign at Buckingham Palace. This evening in November 2022, Kate Middleton looked regal in a floor-length white gown adorned with precious stones, Queen Mary’s love tiara, and Princess Diana’s diamond and pearl earrings. So many elements that we find in the portrait of Hanna Uzor, but which did not convince the Internet users at all.

The comments under the Instagram front page post are more than acidic, going so far as to describe the portrait as “horrific”. “It looks like an amateur portrait taken in elementary school. That’s just bad. Terrible”, “What a terrible portrait for such a beautiful woman”, we can read among others. Even Britons who are not fans of the Princess of Wales find the portrait disrespectful to her. “I’m not a fan of Kate, but this portrait is an insult,” wrote one of them.

Fail again

It’s clear that portraits of the British royal family have had a hard time finding favor with the British public in recent times. On May 14, Charles III unveiled his official portrait presented at Buckingham Palace. Painted by artist Jonathan Yeo and in a very modern style, it has questioned and even shocked royal fans. “Terrible! bleeding,” commented one user on social networks, while others compared the king’s appearance to that of Satan in hell. A shame, because the 2.6 meter wide work now hangs on the walls of Buckingham Palace.