Since 1985, 43 artists have visited 95 countries and produced 300 paintings for the personal collection of the King—but it hasn't always been smooth sailing

Sculptor Antony Gormley received the top award of Companion of Honour

The monarch will unveil one of his own drawings in a special exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of the Royal Drawing School

The film examines the scandal of fakes lent by James Stunt to a royal residence, including works supposedly by Monet, Salvador Dalí and Picasso

The aboriginal artist's portrait of Gina Rinehart made headlines after she called on the National Gallery of Australia to have it removed—now he has made a painting responding to British monarchs

Jonathan Yeo’s work was defaced by activists from the Animal Rising group

The work by Jonathan Yeo shows Charles wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards

The British royal toured Kindred Studios, a hub which currently offers affordable rents to artists and makers at its temporary location—and which has a 3,500-strong waiting list

Official photograph by Hugo Burnand depicts monarch in full military regalia and will be offered to every UK public body in £8m scheme

The Royal Collection Trust, which runs the museums in London and Edinburgh, declines to give further details on change of heart

The monarch will likely face calls for the return of priceless objects that were seized by British military forces during 19th-century operations

Plus, Karl Lagerfeld in New York and Marlene Smith’s Good Housekeeping III

Music and poetry have been created to mark the crowning of Charles III as king, but—for the first time since the 17th century—there will be no official artist

Caroline of Brunswick, "an injured princess" famously acquitted of treasonous adultery, was refused admission to George IV's crowning in Westminster Abbey

From illuminated manuscripts to theatrically staged photography, the codified image of a crowned monarch has told the story of a rite that mixes religious and pre-Christian practices

Christie's marks coronation by auctioning portrait in aid of BBC Children in Need and holding exhibitions of Shakespeare's First Folio and the work of Royal Drawing School alumni

The coronation is a good moment to assess the direction of travel of Charles III, the most accomplished artist yet to take the throne

On 6 May, the last surviving coronation ceremony in the West takes place in London’s Westminster Abbey

"Transformational" signed 1660 copy of The Declaration of Breda leads mixed-category sale featuring manuscripts, royal portraits, medals and memorabilia

Our roundup of the latest art publications

Opening it up through more generous loans and by easing copyright restrictions would be good for both HM and the country

The monarch's gardens at Highgrove are the purest example of his late-Victorian-inspired vision

Westminster Abbey, which is directly under the monarch’s jurisdiction, currently refuses to return the holy tablet

Plus, how UK museums can respond to the energy crisis, and a haunting Henry Fuseli painting

Could the historic pieces make an appearance at Westminster Abbey when Prince Charles succeeds the Queen?