The artist behind the widely ridiculed portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge has hit back at his critics, claiming that the painting simply doesn't photograph well.

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The Duchess of Cambridge, who is expecting her first baby with husband William this summer, is slightly smiling in the painting by artist Paul Emsley. He had two sittings with the 31-year-old ...