Questions and Answers about
Drapers’ Company
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What event does this portrait of King Charles III, unveiled in May 2024, commemorate?
Answer: The portrait, painted by Jonathan Yeo, was commissioned to celebrate King Charles III’s long-standing relationship with the Drapers’ Company. The Drapers’ Company is a historic trade organization for wool merchants that has evolved into a philanthropic body. This piece of artwork, capturing King Charles in the regal red uniform of the Welsh Guards, was…