In The Guardian, Mr Phantom reimagines the royal family through a scene of fracture and reconciliation, placing Diana at the symbolic centre between privilege and the lives beyond the institution. The divided ground becomes both a physical and social fault line, while the children’s outstretched hands suggest an attempt to bridge histories shaped by class, duty and inherited power. Rendered with the grandeur of traditional history painting, the work turns royal portraiture into a meditation on compassion, division and legacy.
