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Sly William and Harry visited girl’s house 5 instances ‘with out neighbours noticing’

The most well-known brothers in Britain, Prince William and Prince Harry, had been capable of slip into a lady’s South Kensington house on a number of events unnoticed.

The future King of England and his youthful brother had been capable of go to a lady in her west London house with out nieghbours noticing, the lady has revealed. Welsh artist Nicky Philipps, 59, was first requested by the National Portrait Gallery to color the 2 princes collectively 14 years in the past, and says the brothers visited her 5 instances, together with her neighbours being none the wiser.

The painter recalled that police inspected Nicky’s studio “as though it was a crime scene” earlier than the younger princes visited, The Mirror reported.

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A picture of artist Nicky Philipps
The brothers visited Nicky in her South Kensington house a minimum of 5 instances

The portrait of the princes was painted once they had been serving within the Household Cavalry. They are seen carrying their army uniforms, whereas Prince William has a sword in his left hand whereas they pose conversationally beside one another.

Recalling her first encounter at her studio in South Kensington, Central London, Nicky mentioned of the siblings: “They joshed around like any two brothers. They’d finish each other’s sentences and they’d tease each other. They couldn’t have been easier or nicer, which made it the relaxed piece it is. These two strapping, huge royals were walking in and out of my house in their regalia with their swords and spurs and none of my neighbours had an inkling.”



Nicky Philipps standing on steps in what looks like a holiday snap
The princes would stroll out and in of Nicky’s home in full regalia

“A journalist got hold of that and it ended up in The Times that the portrait had been buried because of Harry. The Princess of Wales is the patron of the gallery and she was going to reopen it so you could see why they couldn’t have it on display. The cartoonists would have had a field day. At the end of the day it’s their picture and they can do what they want with it. It’s had its day in the sun. I haven’t taken it personally.”

Philipps has additionally painted the Queen 3 times in addition to a string of different royals and statesmen.

The Daily Star has reached out to Prince William and Prince Harry’s groups for a remark.

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