On the second anniversary of the day of the crowning, King Charles and Queen Camilla announced their new portraits of the country at the National Gallery.

The paintings will be exhibited in the central hall of the gallery before moving to Buckingham Palace in June.

The portrait of the king shows him wearing medals, his naval uniform, a state robe next to his queen and her crowned gown.

The gallery received applause on Tuesday, and the couple pulled down cover to reveal the portraits and then took a step back to appreciate the paintings.

The King was painted by Peter Kuhfeld, who has known him for more than 40 years, while the Queen was painted by Paul S. Benney.

The robe worn by the king is the one used in the first part of the coronation. In line with tradition, along with him is the imperial national crown.

On the day of the coronation, she left Westminster Abbey, next to her crown and legacy robe and the queen was the estate she wore.

The King sat five times in a year and a half at St James's Palace. There are two separate seats, only crown.

"I've spent a lot of time with him over the years, so I'm used to being with him," the artist said.

“As a man, he is very interesting, he knows very well what a painter needs to do.”

Mr. Benney has six formal sitting positions with the Queen in the garden room at Clarence House. He was also allowed to set up a studio there, allowing him to meet the Queen multiple times.

“My competition was very enjoyable for me,” he said. “I like to talk when painting…so we have a lot of chats and stories, we tell each other.

"Sometimes I'll hold my stomach from laughing too much. The queen is very smart."

Both the king and the queen responded positively as they looked at the portraits after the unveiling.

"I think he doesn't think it's okay," Mr. Kurfeld said. "You'll never ask a babysitter what they think of their pictures because I'm not sure they know."

The Queen can be heard telling Mr. Benny’s portrait: “I think it’s really cute”.

He also benefited from some key family support: The Queen's daughter Laura Lopes announced and praised the painting at the National Gallery.

Mr Benny said: “The Queen knew nothing about it – but more importantly, her daughter Laura loved it.

“And you know when the kids are on the right path.”