Peter
Brown Buckingham Palace: the Day after the Queen’s Death, oil, 8324in (20361cm).
‘I
moved
onto
the
pathway
and
set
up.
I
painted.
It
was
busy
but
weirdly
calm.
I
was
there
because
I
was
simply
curious
to
see
what
the
public
reaction
would
be.
I
noticed
a
lot
of
dogs.
I
wondered
if
there
was
a
correlation
between
dog
lovers
and
royal
followers.
As
one
of
the
crowd,
I
was
interviewed
throughout
the
day.
But
I
noticed
as
soon
as
I
said
I
was
not
a
royalist
and
was
merely
curious,
the
interviewers
would
lose
interest.
This
was
not
part
of
the
story.
They
wanted
tears
and
disbelief
that
she
had
gone.
And
of
course,
I
spoke
to
loads
of
other
people,
or
rather
they
spoke
to
me.
I
worked
on
that
8324in
oil
all
day,
and
as
I
packed
up
and
headed
back
to
the
van
with
the
crowds
up
The
Mall,
I
was
a
bit
dazed.
The
penny
was
beginning
to
drop
that
this
was
going
to
be
a
really
big
thing.
‘