Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday returned to No 10 Downing Street for the official unveiling of her new portrait.
The former prime minister is believed to be the first living politician to have her portrait hung in the official residence. Although photos of all modern prime ministers line the main staircase, only two 20th century premiers have paintings on display: David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill.
The portrait was painted by Royal artist …

The ghost of a fingerprint in the top left corner of an obscure portrait appears to have confirmed one of the most extraordinary art discoveries – that a painting that was sold for £11,400 at Christie’s is actually a work by Leonardo da Vincy and worth about £100 million, The Times reports.
The 13 x 9in picture, in chalk, pen and ink, appeared at auction at Christie’s, New York, in 1998, catalogued as “German school, …