Kate Middleton First Official Portrait As Royal Unveiled (PHOTO)

How do you find Kate Middleton’s first official royal portrait? The portrait was drawn by painter Paul Emsley, who was chosen by Kate herself from a shortlist.

Kate herself told reporters she thought it was “brilliant.”

Her husband Prince William agreed that it was “absolutely beautiful.”

Emsley, 65, a Glasgow-born painter who grew up in South Africa but has lived in the UK since 1996, said after the unveiling in London: “I was delighted to get the commission and then after that it began to sink in to me how important this would be.

“A person whose image is so pervasive, for an artist it is really difficult to go beyond that and find something which is original – you have to rely on your technique and your artistic instincts to do that and I hope I’ve succeeded.”