INTERNATIONAL DESK — Lady Marina Windsor’s summer wedding has been given a new artistic life, with a British painter revealing the painstaking royal portrait he created for the newlywed and her husband, Nico Macauley. Artist Patrick Heisel shared the finished commission on social media, explaining that he had originally been invited to attend the couple’s wedding and capture the occasion through live painting.
Heisel shared the finished commission online, describing it as a “very special royal commission” and revealing that the painting took several evenings and weekends to complete following the couple’s wedding in June. The artist had originally been invited to attend Marina and Nico’s big day and capture the celebrations through live painting. He explained that he carefully built up layers of skin tones and worked on the intricate textures of their clothing before adding his signature touch of gold leaf to Marina’s ring and the hem of her dress.
Heisel said he was “absolutely delighted” that Marina and Nico loved the finished portrait. Marina married Nico on 20 June in North Yorkshire, following a private Catholic service at Ampleforth Abbey three days earlier. Their main wedding celebration took place at All Saints’ Church in Hovingham, followed by a reception at Hovingham Hall, the former family home of Marina’s late grandmother, Katharine, Duchess of Kent.
She also wore a Diamond Crochet Bandeau tiara belonged to her grandmother and originally been associated with Queen Mary.