Windrush 75: King praises 'marvellous' painting of Leeds WWII veteran
Views: 4473
2023-06-22 17:54
A portrait of Alford Gardner, 96, was painted to mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush crossing.

A 96-year-old World War Two veteran from Leeds has been immortalised in paint to mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush crossing.

Alford Gardner was depicted by artist Chloe Cox after King Charles commissioned a series of 10 paintings.

The King told Jamaican-born Mr Gardner, who returned...

Tags published 29 june 2019 jamaica windrush relatives recreate photos in in pictures the windrush generation windrush generation windrush who exactly was on leeds published 6 minutes ago published 16 april 2018 published 45 minutes ago windrush portraits of a generation published 21 june 2019 king charles iii who are the windrush generation immigration