Windscreen Red-Eye, Palace Nightmare

Forget the oil paintings. The most iconic royal portrait of our time is a grainy, red-eyed paparazzi shot through a car windshield. And the subject? The future king himself.

This isn’t about art. It’s about invasion. The flash catching Prince William’s exhausted, furious glare as he drove Kate home from the hospital is the entire modern monarchy in one frame. Duty, scrutiny, and a simmering rage at the relentless, inhuman chase. The crown versus the camera, and the camera won.

The Palace wants polished balcony waves. History got a raw, red reflection. What does it say when a windscreen tells us more about the weight of the crown than any official portrait ever could?

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