Prince George ‘Stole the Show’ From His Father During Prince William’s Country Life Guest Edit
EXCLUSIVE: The eldest son of the Prince of Wales has emerged as the 'star' after his painting was published in his father's guest edit of Country Life magazine.
IT IS not often that members of the Royal Family pull on the hat of a journalist, and if they ever do, it is even rarer for their role to be eclipsed by something else entirely.
In the run-up to the release of The Country Life’s November issue, royal fans had been looking forward to how well Prince William fared as guest editor.
However, when the special issue was published on Wednesday, all everyone ended up talking about was his son Prince George’s beautiful Kingfisher artwork. The Royal Observer’s Associate Editor Joshua Rom and contributor Lydia Alty discussed this rather fascinating phenomenon in the recent episode of the Royal Observer's exclusive show, The Windsor Report.
Speaking to the royal expert, Rom said that “whether or not the Palace” wanted something like this to happen, the 13-year-old “stole the show” with his Kingfisher painting. Agreeing with him, Alty said, “Yes, so Prince George was really overshadowing all of the excitement about the Country Life magazine that Prince William was a guest editor in.” She went on to explain that George comes from a “long line of artistic people” in his family.
His grandfather, King Charles, is an avid watercolour painter whose artwork has been displayed at “exhibitions”. George’s mother, Princess Catherine, has a deep interest in art and photography. She studied History of Art at St. Andrews University and has been credited as the photographer behind many of the family’s adorable portraits. As Alty rightly said, “(George) comes from a very artistic background.”
The royal expert mentioned the young royal was following the “family tradition of drawing” and if he keeps pursuing art when he is older, he could take up a “patronage of art” or even “drawing”. The idea is not too far-fetched, as the Princess of Wales also supports photographic patronage the King supports young artists through various endeavours.
Beyond the pageantry and traditions, the royal family is known to have an undeniable impact on the members of the public through their endorsements, patronage, and messages. Alty believes George could have a similar influence on the younger generation who might not be as interested in painting and drawing due to “digital” resources. “Seeing that Prince George has the eye for colour and sketching, and the eye for drawing, shows that he might be one of the young people to bring up and highlight how incredible art is,” she added.
Well, so far, one thing is certain: the royal fans were taken by a pleasant surprise to see George’s artistic side. And now, they will be looking forward to seeing more of his artworks.
