Richard Stone's portraits of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The portrait is an oil painting of Philip and measures 25 in × 21 in (640 mm × 530 mm).^[1] Philip, who had served as Grand Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators until 2002,^[2] and at the suggestion of Lord Cadogan he sat for a portrait to mark his departure after spending five decades in the role.^[1] In March 2002 he portrait was unveiled in the presence of Philip and his son Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who succeeded his father in the role of Grand Master.^[1] Stone, who painted several portraits of Philip, described his conversations with his as "always robust with his forthright views."^[3]