New Official Portrait of Her Majesty The Queen Unveiled

The official portrait of The Queen has been unveiled which will be on display onboard the new QE.  This is in line with Cunards tradition of commissioning appropriate sculpture or portraits for display onboard each ship named by the member of the Royal family.

The portrait, which shows The Queen in the Yellow Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, was painted by 31-year-old, Lancashire-born Isobel Peachey. Although an accomplished award-winning portrait artist, she had never before been commissioned to paint a royal portrait.

The Queen will see the finished portrait for the first time on 11 October when she visits Southampton to name the new liner Queen Elizabeth. The portrait will hang in a prominent position in the ship’s Grand Lobby.