Artist Jonathan Yeo has described the commission of joining King Charles on his Caribbean trip as official tour artist as an “honour”.

The celebrated portrait artist is being a striking painting of King Charles , which took two years to complete, unveiled in 2024.

Yeo’s work painting images of prominent figures, from the late Duke of Edinburgh to Sir Idris Elba and former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, have earned him critical acclaim.

The artist is now tasked with developing a concept for a series of images for the King , and unveil the finished works in the months to come.

The King is midway through his tour having completed a trip to the Bahamas and a two-day state visit to Guyana before flying to Antigua and Barbuda for a Commonwealth leaders’ summit.

Jonathan Yeo painted a portrait of the King over a two-year span (Getty)

The artist said: “It’s a great honour and lovely to be asked.…