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and painted a great number of famous faces, but Her
Majesty is in quite a different league. Her image is on coins, banknotes, stamps and in the media worldwide. It was a real challenge to try and capture her in a unique way. I have spent twelve months trying to get it right. I hope I have succeeded – I have tried to capture both the iconic and the human sides of Her Majesty.”
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Morris had been working on the Royal portrait for a year and it forms part of a pair. Morris says: “As this is a very special year, I wanted to make a special gesture. She said that she was touched, and that the painting had given her much pleasure.” He comments: “Over the years I have photographed
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Still employed by PA Installations, Terry was offered a week’s work with the Star when the staff photographer took a week's annual leave. Seeing it as his chance, Terry took a week's sick leave from his employer to cut his teeth as a 'proper' freelance photographer – only to be caught red-handed by
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This is not the first time that Morris has pictured the Queen. During the
Millennium celebrations in 2000 he was asked to take a photographic portrait during a Royal visit to South Wales. He recalls: “Unfortunately she was on a very tight schedule so I had to work very quickly. After the session I
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October 2008. Morris and writer Andy Pearson were granted access to the ground throughout the 2007–08 rugby season to gather material for the book. It featured the stadium's November 2007 funeral service for rugby player and broadcaster
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for careers. The creative industries are a big part of Wales’ future and we need to harness all that emerging talent we have. Perhaps when the Queen celebrates her
Platinum Jubilee one of these youngsters will be presenting her with another portrait.”
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