 Paul Emsley/UK |
The Telegraph reports that Prince William described it as "absolutely beautiful” and Middleton said it was "amazing" and "brilliant," but netizens had a different reaction.
Here's Amanda Drury of CNBC:
Official portrait of Duchess Kate revealed on.today.com/SofKfUWhat do u think? Ghostly comes to mind.. and that's the polite word
— Amanda Drury (@MandyCNBC) January 11, 2013
Her comment was echoed by many online. A different Telegraph report calls it "an aesthetic disaster."
For those interested, here's how the portrait was made: