The artwork was created by Alastair Walker, artist and Chief Creative Officer of Asprey Studio, with the Asprey Studio’s master silversmiths producing the silver elements and associated components, and Andrew Murphy developing the mesh screens. In connection with the Trust, Murphy’s studio was established following participation in The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme (Southeast London, 2021), reflecting a contemporary continuation of the Trust’s support for emerging enterprises.

The portrait of King Charles III was realised through a meticulous process combining multiple screen-printing layers with the finest silversmithing and goldsmithing techniques. Beginning with a sketch by Walker, the image was exposed onto a
series of mesh screens to create halftone and colour-block layers, while silver sheets and cuttings were prepared at the Asprey Studio atelier in Kent, UK, then hand-engraved and carefully aligned with the printed compositions. Every stage has been executed by hand — the screen-printing leaving unique variations that lend the piece a distinctive texture, informed by its handcrafted nature.