00:00There we are.
00:01Let's go.
01:00And once I saw the throne room, St. James's, and I thought, well, if I can get sunlight
01:19in here, you know, it'd be absolutely stunning, all the rich colours.
01:26So we prayed for some, and eventually we got it on one day.
01:42Well, no, he always had the crown with him, but I needed to on its own, you know, because
01:51it's very singular, that aspect of the painting, because you never get to see the crown in
01:56natural light.
01:58You only ever see it in artificial light, in the tower.
02:04So it is, in that sense, it's unique.
02:07Well, my work's already done over the last year, over a year.
02:16In fact, the whole process took about two years.
02:20And I did what I could in that time, and I did probably more than I've been able to do
02:27in many other big commissions.
02:31Just because I was given the space, the time, and Clarence House was where I was allowed to
02:37paint.
02:38So, and that's very quiet there.
02:40And often when King and Queen aren't there, I'm just allowed to use it whenever I wanted.
02:45So, yeah, it was wonderful.
02:47I like to talk when I'm painting.
02:59I've managed to develop that skill over the years of being able to do two things at once,
03:03unusually for a man, apparently.
03:07And so we had a lot of talk and chat and stories which we could tell each other.
03:14Actually, at times when I would leave and I would, I'm not kidding, I would actually
03:19be holding my tummy from laughing so much.
03:44Okay?
03:54Thanks!
03:55Thanks, Maric!
04:02Thanks!
04:03Bye!
04:04Lots of.
04:07Love!
04:12We'll see you next time.
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