Stone had previously painted a portrait of Margaret's mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Royal Anglian Regiment of which she was colonel-in-chief.[1] He was then commissioned by the regiment to make a portrait of Margaret, who was their deputy colonel-in-chief.[2] Stone noted that during the sittings "she was going through a very difficult time with her health", and once complained to him: "Mr. Stone. You know I've been suffering from flu for the past two weeks... and I think you've caught it."[2] He later made adjustments to the portrait accordingly.[2] Sittings took place in the Garden Room at Kensington Palace and their sessions were described as "hugely entertaining but also anxiety-ridden" by Stone, who also noted that Margaret would fail to show without prior notice.[1] He produced two portraits of Margaret by the end of summer 1981.[2][3]
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