Canada releases new portrait of King Charles a year after Coronation

A new portrait of King Charles has been released by the Canadian government more than a year after his Coronation.

The portrait was taken in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace in June by photographer Millie Pilkington.

Dressed in a navy suit, Charles is wearing some of his Canadian insignia, including the Order of Canada medal, which was bestowed upon him in 2017 as Prince of Wales by then-Governor General David Johnston.

On the left breast of his jacket, the King is also wearing a bar of medals from Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The Canadian government also released a new portrait of Queen Camilla.

Camilla is wearing a royal blue dress by Fiona Clare, her taupe Elit Zed Tina heels and her signature ‘Apollo’ mini blue topaz and diamond pendant in yellow gold by Kiki McDonough.

She is also wearing the Maple Leaf Brooch, which is made of platinum and studded with diamonds.

The brooch was first presented in 1939 by King George VI as a gift to his wife the Queen Mother, on the occasion of her first Royal Tour of Canada.

It has since been worn by several female members of the Royal Family during events related to Canada and was a favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth, according to the Department of Heritage.

Their Majesties also appear in a joint portrait which was taken on the same occasion as their individual official portraits.

King Charles automatically became Sovereign of Canada after his late mother, Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022.

The portraits in Canada are usually different from the UK ones and are often "Canadianised".