New Portrait Of The Queen To Mark RAF Regiment's 75th Anniversary

The Queen has given the royal seal of approval to the latest in a long line of portraits.

Military artist Stuart Brown joined the monarch and a small group of RAF officers as the painting was viewed for the first time at Windsor Castle.

The painting was commissioned by the RAF Regiment to commemorate its 75th anniversary and to honour the Queen who is the regiment's Air Commodore-in-Chief.

After the viewing Mr Brown said:

"This was the professional and personal opportunity of a lifetime. I had an overwhelming sense of being in the presence of living history."

In the painting the Queen is wearing a brooch presented to her by the RAF Regiment which shows the unit's insignia of the Astral Crown and crossed Lee Enfield rifles.

The portrait will be displayed at RAF Honington in Suffolk, home to the RAF Police and the RAF Regiment.