Palace to prison: NI race riots accused got award from the King for ‘turning his life around'
Paul Laverty received a Prince's Trust Award and met King Charles at Buckingham Palace last summer at a star-studded event alongside Martin Freeman and Penny Lancaster.
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Belfast Telegraph
3 hours ago
- Belfast Telegraph
Palace to prison: NI race riots accused got award from the King for ‘turning his life around'
Paul Laverty received a Prince's Trust Award and met King Charles at Buckingham Palace last summer at a star-studded event alongside Martin Freeman and Penny Lancaster.
Telegraph
18 hours ago
- Telegraph
King's sketch to go on display alongside works by David Hockney
A pencil sketch by the King is to be displayed alongside works by renowned artists including David Hockney and Quentin Blake. The drawing, called Highgrove from the Thyme Walk, will form part of an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Royal Drawing School, co-founded by the King in 2000. The monarch's contribution is a preliminary sketch for a watercolour, covered in scribbled notes about light and shade. The exhibition, called The Power of Drawing, will feature works by 50 eminent artists, from Tracey Emin to Norman Foster and Antony Gormley, as well as pieces by the school's alumni. The King, a keen artist, said in the introduction to the catalogue that his aim when founding the school was to create a space that would allow artists to 'observe and understand the world with greater clarity and sensitivity'. He said: ' Drawing is one of the most direct ways of engaging with the world and provides a foundational route to human creativity. 'The school remains one of the few institutions worldwide dedicated to high-quality, observational drawing. I am immensely proud of its significant contribution to making drawing accessible to all, regardless of background and circumstance.' The King expressed hope that the school would 'continue to go from strength to strength in making an enduring impact on art education and the practice of drawing'. Catherine Goodman, the school's founding artistic director, hailed the monarch's 'belief in the power of drawing'. She said: 'His support over the past 25 years continues the living tradition of drawing so it remains central to contemporary creative practice, and has a place where everyone, aged from ten to 100, can come to learn and practice.' The monarch has long enjoyed painting and drawing, and his watercolour landscapes have earned high praise from critics. A series of his framed lithograph prints is on sale at the Highgrove shop for up to £7,500, raising money for the King's Foundation. On Tuesday, both the King and Queen will join artists, creative figures and alumni at a special St James's Palace reception to celebrate the school's anniversary. Rufus Wainwright, who has also contributed a drawing, will perform on the piano and the royal couple will view the exhibition before it goes on display at the Royal Drawing School in Shoreditch from July 1-26. The free exhibition will highlight the central role of drawing across creative disciplines such as fine art, performance, film, architecture, illustration, and design. Hockney said drawing allowed you to see the world more clearly, describing it as 'the thing you do to understand something, to make it more present in your mind'. Emin said that drawing was how she channelled what she saw and felt. 'It gave me my own ability to create my own language,' she said. Meanwhile, Blake said that drawing was especially important to him as the mode of expression that came most naturally. 'My drawings tend to be either of situations (not necessarily with obvious explanations, and probably more interestingly so) or relationships, and drawing enables me to convey the necessary expression, movement and gesture,' he said. 'It has the great virtue of being agile, and its fluidity means unconscious feelings can go directly onto the page.'
The Independent
18 hours ago
- The Independent
David Beckham's wonky carrots has Victoria in stitches
David Beckham amused his wife Victoria with his "wonky" carrots from his vegetable patch. He shared a video update on Instagram, admitting the carrots were not what he expected. Beckham humorously apologised to Victoria for his carrots, noting her laughter. The incident followed Beckham's knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours list on June 13. Watch the video above.
