Hockney says he did not offer to paint King Charles during royal visit

Renowned artist David Hockney has said he did not offer to paint King Charles when the monarch visited his London home on Monday because he doesn’t know him well enough. This is not the first time that Hockney has shied away from painting royalty. The 87-year-old also refused a number of offers to paint the late Queen Elizabeth II because he only paints people he knows. Speaking in an interview with the Times, before his latest art show, Hockney said of the king’s visit to his Marylebone home: “He came on Monday for about an hour. But I didn’t offer

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