The brunette secretly posed for royal artist Nicky Philipps at her London studio &mdash; with Kate&rsquo;s doting father-in-law Prince Charles reportedly paying &pound;25,000 (Rs 20 lakh) for the artwork. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/kate.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 382px; " /> Picturesque surprise: Kate&rsquo;s portrait is being done by artist to the Royals Nicky Philipps at a very royal price of Rs 20 lakh. File pic It&rsquo;s all familiar territory for Nicky, who is the painter responsible for the first double portrait of William and Harry in full royal regalia.u00a0Kate took advantage of William&rsquo;s recent spell in the Falkland Islands, where he was on RAF duty, to pose for the painting. It is believed four sittings were required. &ldquo;Most couples wouldn&#39;t think a picture of a loved one would be a great present, but this is a big deal. It&rsquo;s the first portrait Kate has sat for,&rdquo; an insider added. However, problems are believed to have occurred during the process when the artist deemed the young princess &lsquo;too beautiful&rsquo;. Philipps said it is difficult to depict attractive people as their faces are symmetrical, meaning it is &lsquo;unlikely you will do them justice&rsquo;. Kate&rsquo;s 30th birthday present Meanwhile, when Kate turned 30 in April, Prince William gifted Kate a black cocker spaniel pup, whom she named Lupo. A source said, &ldquo;The dog is ever so cute. The duke and duchess have been seen with it several times and he runs along at their heels.&rdquo;u00a0

The Duchess of Cambridge has sat for her first royal portrait. And the piece was commissioned for a very special purpose   ufffd Prince William's 30th birthday on June 21

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