Artist's paintings of the Queen

Beefeaters who who ceremonially protect the Tower of London

Jeremy Houghton, from Broadway, Worcestershire, presented two of his paintings of the Queen to go in St James's Palace.

He painted the Queen presenting a new standard to The Gentlemen At Arms at Westminster Abbey on their 500th anniversary.

The other is of The Queen and the Yeoman of the Guard.

He said: "The paintings were very well received and I have been told the Queen would like a print of the originals."

Jeremy Houghton lives and works in the house where he was born in Broadway.

Having studied and taught art, both in the UK and abroad, for eight years, he is a versatile painter who enjoys working with an array of styles and mediums.

The Queen presents a standard to the Gentlemen At Arms

For the past three years he has championed watercolours, a rarity in the contemporary art scene.

He said he was very proud to have been chosen for these commissions: "It was a huge honour to be commissioned to undertake these paintings at such breathtaking ceremonies, full of pomp and tradition.

"To be part of that, and capture the occasion and the detail, first hand for posterity, is something I shall never forget."