Council staff have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the official portrait of His Majesty King Charles III. It has finally arrived and is on display in the Mayor’s Parlour.

The portrait, taken at Windsor Castle last year by photographer Hugo Burnand, shows His Majesty wearing a Royal Navy uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet and official medals and decorations.

A copy of the portrait was offered to public authorities across the United Kingdom free-of-charge as part of a scheme to celebrate the new reign and we are proud to display it in the Town Hall.