Boothroyd portrait
The Speaker of the Commons, Betty Boothroyd, in front of a portrait of her by Andrew Festing. She was attending the opening of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters' annual exhibition yesterday. The exhibition at the Mall Galleries central London is open until 30 May, from 10am to 5pm.
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