Clifford dies aged 74
DISGRACED former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died, the Ministry of Justice has said.
The 74-year-old was said to be “in a bad way” after collapsing twice at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire, where he was serving an eightyear jail sentence for historic sex offences.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice confirmed Clifford died in hospital yesterday, adding: “Our condolences are with Mr Clifford’s family at this difficult time.” A NEW portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh is to go on display in the UK and Denmark next year.
Painted by artist Ralph Heimans, Philip is shown in the imposing setting of Windsor Castle wearing the sash of the Order of the Elephant, Denmark’s highest-ranking honour.
The duke has a close association with the Nordic country as he was born a Prince of Denmark, as well of Greece, before becoming a naturalised British subject in the 1940s.
His grandfather, George I of Greece, was a Danish prince born in Copenhagen, while his great grandfather Christian IX was king of Denmark from 1863 to 1906.
Mr Heimans, an Australianborn artist who painted an official portrait of the Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee, said: “I feel fortunate to have been given the opportunity to paint Prince Philip and hope the portrait does justice to his unique character.”
The painting will form part of a retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work which is being staged at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark next year.
The almost full-length portrait will also go on display in the United Kingdom some time in 2018.