"I had already met her (Queen Elizabeth) formally but she was very different this time, much more open. She went out of her way to make me feel comfortable and kept on cracking jokes. I laughed so much that day. At the same time she was very gracious. I hope that the painting reflects these qualities."
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Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy as quoted in ‘I laughed so much the day I painted the Queen’, Camden New Journal, 18 October 2022.
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