Unwanted ‘Charlie Boy' Is Actually A 350-Yr-Old Gem
Daily Mirror|April 21, 2021
Repair Shop expert stunned by painting
Amanda Killelea
Unwanted ‘Charlie Boy' Is Actually A 350-Yr-Old Gem

A PAINTING passed down through a family and cheekily dubbed “Charlie Boy” has turned out to be one of the earliest ever portraits of King Charles II.

Liz Vella inherited the artwork from her late grandparents, and remembers it “watching over” her in their dining room as a child.

She said: “The adults used to joke that he was watching us so we had to behave. My sister was quite creeped out by him but I was fascinated.”

This story is from the April 21, 2021 edition of Daily Mirror.

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