Todd Praised by UK Royal Correspondent

During his recent trip to the United Kingdom, Todd made headline news in the national newspapers when he donated his portrait to the late princess's posthumous charity, the Diana Award.

The Daily Express newspaper, one of Fleet Street's oldest and most respected dailies which boasts millions of readers, ran a large article on Todd, penned by the newspaper's royal correspondent, Richard Palmer, and including a colour image of the painting. In the British media, royal correspondents are employed specifically to report on any stories relating to the country's royal family, all of which enjoy widespread coverage thanks to the British people's famous connection to their heritage and tradition.

In the article, Palmer calls Todd "one of America's most popular artists" and writes glowingly about his "striking" portrait of the much-loved late Princess of Wales, whose death in 1997 provoked a national outpouring of grief.

Todd's portrait captures the Princess as most people would choose to remember her, in her more carefree and fun-loving mode. The Diana Award charity, whose trustees include some of the Princess's closest friends from her public and private life, plans to auction the painting to raise vital funds for its work helping young people across the UK.