Official portrait of the King unveiled in Council Chamber

Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire Richard Everard OBE revealed the official portrait in the Council Chamber in The Symington Building on Thursday 5 December at a ceremony also attended by the Chairman of the Council Cllr Peter Elliott and the Leader of the Council Cllr Phil Knowles. 

There is a long tradition of displaying the portraits of monarchs in public buildings, signifying their importance at the heart of national life.

The photograph was taken at Windsor Castle, by photographer Hugo Burnard, who also took the King’s Coronation photographs.

His Majesty is shown in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet (No 1 Tailcoat) and is wearing the Garter Collar and Sovereign’s Badge, Garter Star, Thistle Star, the Bath Sovereign’s Badge, the Order of Merit, the Royal Victorian Order’s Royal Victorian Chain and GCVO Sash, as well as a series of medals on his medal bar.

Cllr Peter Elliott, Chairman of Harborough District Council, said: “We are very honoured to receive the portrait of King Charles III. I wish him a long and happy reign. I feel sure everyone in the Harborough district would echo these same sentiments.”