Norman Allen, 86, poses for a photograph, in Rickmansworth, Britain, April 23, 2023. Allen was 16 and a boy scout at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he volunteered to sell programs on The Mall during the Crowning and eventually became a painter and decorator, which took him to a few jobs inside Buckingham Palace. "During my time working at the Palace, I got to know one of the maintenance electricians, and one day he invited me to go in my lunch break to some of the rooms he had access to," he said. "Although I may have been wearing my white overalls, I did actually sit on the throne of England, in both the Throne room and the ballroom, both of which were covered by dust sheets". REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

French painter Antonin Katre stands near a mural painted by him, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

A woman looks an artwork by the Ivorian painter Pascal Konan, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

A municipal police officer looks on, in front of a mural by French painter Antonin Katre, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

French painter Antonin Katre stands near a mural painted by him, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Ivorian painter Pascal Konan stands with his team while he prepares an artwork, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Members of Ivorian painter Pascal Konan's team stand, while he (not pictured) prepares an artwork on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Ivorian Culture Minister Mrs Francoise Remarck stands near a mural by French painter Antonin Katre, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

A man works in front of a mural by French painter Antonin Katre, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

A general view of a mural by French painter Antonin Katre, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

A general view of a mural by French painter Antonin Katre, on a facade of the 'Pyramid', the emblematic tower of the Ivorian capital built in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse for twenty years, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago 

Flowers and ornaments belonging to Norman Allen, 86, are displayed on a window ledge in his home in Rickmansworth, Britain, April 17, 2023. Allen was 16 and a boy scout at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he volunteered to sell programs on The Mall during the Crowning and eventually became a painter and decorator, which took him to a few jobs inside Buckingham Palace. "During my time working at the Palace, I got to know one of the maintenance electricians, and one day he invited me to go in my lunch break to some of the rooms he had access to," he said. "Although I may have been wearing my white overalls, I did actually sit on the throne of England, in both the Throne room and the ballroom, both of which were covered by dust sheets". REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Norman Allen, 86, poses for a photograph in his home in Rickmansworth, Britain, April 17, 2023. Allen was 16 and a boy scout at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, he volunteered to sell programs on The Mall during the Crowning and eventually became a painter and decorator, which took him to a few jobs inside Buckingham Palace. "During my time working at the Palace, I got to know one of the maintenance electricians, and one day he invited me to go in my lunch break to some of the rooms he had access to," he said. "Although I may have been wearing my white overalls, I did actually sit on the throne of England, in both the Throne room and the ballroom, both of which were covered by dust sheets". REUTERS/Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY CORONATION PORTRAITS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Painter John Paul Marcelo, from San Francisco, paints outside Manhattan Criminal Court, after a message was posted on the Truth Social account of former U.S. President Donald Trump stating that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, and called on his supporters to protest, in New York City, U.S. March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

Painters make finishing touches to an arrival display as preparations continue for the 95th Academy Awards, also knows as the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A painter works at the arrivals area as preparations continue for the 95th Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A painter works at the arrivals area as preparations continue for the 95th Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

A painter works at the arrivals area as preparations continue for the 95th Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake 

Director of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Taco Dibbits looks at Vermeer's painting 'Mistress and Maid' at an exhibition bringing together 28 works by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 

A man looks at Vermeer's painting 'The Milkmaid' at an exhibition bringing together 28 works by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer at the Rijksmusuem in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 

Activist painters Helge Hommes and Saxana Nicole Schoetschel create artwork, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, Germany, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
 

Helge Hommes and Saxana Nicole Schoetschel activist painters create artwork, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, Germany, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
 

Helge Hommes, an activist painter places his artwork, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, Germany, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay? 

Helge Hommes, an activist painter stands by his artwork, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, Germany, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
 

Saxana Nicole Schoetschel, an activist painter gestures, while Police officers stand guard, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, Germany, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay? 

Saxana Nicole Schoetschel, an activist painter gestures, while Police officers stand guard, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE, Germany, January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay? 

A Palestinian painter stands near the 2023 drawing on the sand at the beach during the last sunset of 2022, in Gaza City, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian painter stands near the 2023 drawing on the sand at the beach during the last sunset of 2022, in Gaza City, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

A Palestinian painter stands near the 2023 drawing on the sand at the beach during the last sunset of 2022, in Gaza City, December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa 

French Republican guards carry the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

French Republican guards carry the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend a tribute ceremony for late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French Republican guards carry the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron stands in front of the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

Colette Soulages, the widow of Pierre Soulages, leaves after a tribute ceremony for late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French Republican guards carry the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French Republican guards carry the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

Colette Soulages, the widow of Pierre Soulages, leaves after a tribute ceremony for late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron stands in front of the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Colette Soulages, relatives and French Republican guards stand next to the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a tribute ceremony for late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French Republican guards carry the coffin of late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, during a tribute ceremony at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a tribute ceremony for late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a tribute ceremony for late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron and Colette Soulages attend a tribute ceremony for late French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, at the Cour Carree of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool 

Nada Rudan, a 100-year-old self-taught Bosnian painter, paints in her home, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

Nada Rudan, a 100-year-old self-taught Bosnian painter, paints in her home, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

Nada Rudan, a 100-year-old self-taught Bosnian painter, paints a picture in her home, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

Nada Rudan, a 100-year-old self-taught Bosnian painter, speaks with a journalist during an interview in her home in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A man points at a replica of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya's "The Nude Maja" showing a mastectomized breast, as part of a joint project between the Cultura en Vena Foundation and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum on International Breast Cancer Awareness Day, in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A man looks at a replica of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya's "The Nude Maja" showing a mastectomized breast, as part of a project between the Cultura en Vena Foundation and Thyssen-Bornemisza museum on International Breast Cancer Awareness Day in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A man points at a replica of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya's "The Nude Maja" showing a mastectomized breast, as part of a joint project between the Cultura en Vena Foundation and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum on International Breast Cancer Awareness Day, in Madrid, Spain, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Painters work on a mural on a multi-storey apartment block during the international festival Urban Morphogenesis held in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia, September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

Painters work on a mural on a multi-storey apartment block during the international festival Urban Morphogenesis held in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow, Russia, September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

Painter, Samuel Clarke, paints Buckingham Palace from The Mall, following the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska 

Carlota Ramirez Hernandez participates in a ceremony to commemorate the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances at the Monument to Memory and Truth, that honor the victims of El Salvador's Civil War, at the Cuscatlan Park in San Salvador, El Salvador, August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

The painter Roberto Marquez works in a mural to give hope to the families of the miners trapped, in the area where they await news of their loved ones, outside the facilities of a coal mine where a mine shaft collapsed leaving miners trapped, in Sabinas, in Coahuila state, Mexico, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Cortes 

Believers gather near the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius following the delivery of Trinity icon in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia, July 18, 2022. The famous icon, which was created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the 15th century, was delivered from the State Tretyakov Gallery to the cathedral for celebrations marking the 600th anniversary of the uncovering of the relics of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Believers gather near the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius following the delivery of Trinity icon in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia, July 18, 2022. The famous icon, which was created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the 15th century, was delivered from the State Tretyakov Gallery to the cathedral for celebrations marking the 600th anniversary of the uncovering of the relics of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Believers gather near the Trinity icon at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia, July 18, 2022. The famous icon, which was created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the 15th century, was delivered from the State Tretyakov Gallery to the cathedral for celebrations marking the 600th anniversary of the uncovering of the relics of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov