She’s a little to one side and partially hidden, but the Duchess of Cornwall has chalked up another royal first as she features in her first official group portrait.
Camilla is shown alongside all the senior Royal Family members in a picture commemorating the commissioning of Prince Harry into the Army.
The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales are shown smiling on the steps of the Old College at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, as they gaze at Princes William and Harry.
Artist Sergei Pavlenko placed Camilla at the back, partially obscured by former commandant of the academy, Maj Gen Andrew Ritchie.
The artist began working on the group portrait, commissioned by Sandhurst, a few months before Harry’s graduation last April, using stand-ins until he was happy with the grouping.
Then, William and Harry and some Sandhurst staff posed but senior royals were not present.
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