In the United Kingdom, state portraits have been commissioned of several monarchs which usually depict them in their coronation robes and associated with symbols of rule. These are usually large full-length paintings, which show the monarch surrounded by a crown, orb and sceptre. The earliest example of such portraits in the Royal Collection is that of James VI and I by Paul van Somer. Similar portraits have also been commissioned for consorts that have been crowned alongside the monarchs. The most recent coronation state portraits are those of Charles III and Camilla, which were unveiled in 2025. All paintings are in the medium of oil on canvas.
Monarchs.
Edward VIII abdicated before his coronation could take place so never received a coronation portrait.
Consorts.
Spouses not painted.
Not all monarchs' spouses received a coronation portrait, usually because they were not themselves crowned.
Male consorts (i.e. husbands of queens regnant) do not traditionally share their wives' rank so are not crowned as kings, hence there are no coronation portraits of:
Some kings' wives did not attain the status of queen consort:
Others were recognised as queen but were not crowned: