A little bit of history was made today: King Charles unveiled his first official portrait since his coronation a year ago this month.

Let's first get to the facts before we walk into the muddy waters of public opinion. The portrait, which people call "fiery" and "fiery", was made by Jonathan Yeo and presented today at Buckingham Palace. In 2020, the king, then Prince Charles, was commissioned in 2022 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his appointment as a member of the Draper's Company, and in 1975, Charles, dressed in the uniform of the Welsh Guard, was appointed as a regiment colonel. (The appointment was then passed to the current Prince of Wales, Prince William, with his eldest son.

This painting began at Highgrove House in 2021/6 and ended at Clarence House in 2023/11 after 4 sit-ins and People Reports. From the first sitting to the last, a lot happened in the royal family, but it was certainly at least the death of Queen Elizabeth, Charles's beloved mother, in 2022-9, his accession to the throne, and the coronation at Westminster Abbey in 2023-5-6. While sitting, Yo also worked from drawings and photographs depicting Charles in his London studio.

In addition to the king, Yo, one of the world's leading portrait painters, also portrays Tony Blair, David Cameron, Malala Yousafzai, Sir David Attenborough, Charles's father Prince Philip and wife Queen Camilla.

In the portrait, Camilla herself says, "Yes, you have him," according to the BBC, which is highly rated by those who know him well. The piece, people write, "to fit the architecture of Draper's Hall, the historic guild hub."

In the occasion, Yo said, "It was a privilege and a pleasure to have been commissioned by the Draper's Company to paint this portrait of His Majesty the King, presented for the first time since his coronation," he said in a statement. "When I started this project, His Majesty the King was still His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and this portrait evolved as the role of the subject in our public life changed, as the butterfly I painted was floating on his shoulders.

Yo continued, "I will do my best to capture the life experiences etched on the faces of individual sitters." In this case, my purpose was also to mention the tradition of royal portraits, but in a way that reflected the monarchy of the 21st century, and above all, the deep humanity of the subject, I am unimaginably grateful for the opportunity to capture such an extraordinary and unique person, especially at the historical moment of becoming a king."

Portraits will be shown to the public from May 16 to May 14 at the Philip Mould Gallery in London, free of charge. After that, we will move to Draper's Hall, where we will exhibit until the end of the 8th month.

At today's unveiling, Yo again talked about portrait butterflies echoing Charles's "metamorphosis" from Prince to king during the 4-year process - "and the monarch joked that it was good to know he was a pupa," reports the Daily Mail. 

According to the independent, Yo said that in fact the inclusion of butterflies was the idea of the king.This is the idea that was generated after Yo asked him."When schoolchildren are watching this in 200 years and see who of the monarchs is who, what clues can you give them?"The monarch replied, "How about a butterfly landing on my shoulder?""

"People often have the secret to doing a good portrait," especially because royal portraits dismiss the effort and time put into projects, as well as the creativity needed to pass such projects.Yo said. "And I say, "I don't know, really." "Actually, I think there is 1, and it has an interesting subject from the beginning. And besides His Majesty, I could not ask for anything better than this," he gestured to Camilla, who was painted by Yo 10 years ago in 2014.

Before the unveiling, Yo said he didn't know if Charles had seen the finished portrait yet, but he knew he had seen it in a "half-finished state."And he added that he was certainly nervous about drawing the king."If this is considered treason, I can literally pay for it with my head.This is the right way for portrait painters to die - to get rid of their heads.

The king and Queen seemed to approve, but as ever, social media commenters had an idea, ranging from a reaction (one word) about the bold red color of the portrait.: To draw comparisons with the villains of "Ghostbusters 2".

Of the King's reaction when he saw it, Yo said, "He was a little surprised at the strong color at first, but otherwise he seemed to approve and laugh."

And, after all, it's the only opinion that really matters here.