And Another Thing…

Although my fabulous writing partner, FP, did a brilliant synopsis of the Duchess’s new portrait (not to be confused with the Duchess’s New Clothes), there was just one little thing I wanted to add. Okay, maybe two things…

First, there’s been a lot of talk about how awful the portrait is, but if you’ve seen the photograph that the painter used as his inspiration, it’s actually an AMAZING painting. As FP pointed out, it's an incredible likeness and actually looks exactly like the photo.  Sorry, sycophants, this is what your girl really looks like. 

Maybe people are just stupid. (They are.)

And to my second point, although the world would disagree, Dolittle is apparently “thrilled” with her new portrait. (No one loves Waity more than Waity.) But, honestly, what else is she going to say? And it occurred to me after seeing the picture below that perhaps there’s a bit more to the story than first meets the eye; perhaps since she can’t be honestly blunt, she’s sending a few subliminal messages to the painter about her true thoughts on his work.

Waity and the thrilling painter

I understand that flipping someone off is done differently in England. A single middle finger to the sky doesn’t have the same connotation as it does here in the States. But as an American, my first thought upon seeing this picture was that perhaps she’s not quite as “thrilled” as she pretends to be.