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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A crew from Total Co-ordination and Construction unloads and installs the Diamond Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which is on a cross country tour while Rideau Hall in Ottawa where it is normally on display undergoes construction. The painting will be in the Manitoba Legislative building room 200 for a year, until May 2022. The portrait, which is part of the NCC’s Crown Collection, was painted on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee by Phil Richards. It was officially unveiled in London, U.K., in 2012, in the presence of The Queen, the Right Honourable David Johnston, then-Governor General of Canada, and the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, then-Prime Minister of Canada. The painting was installed at Rideau Hall on June 28, 2012. That same year, it was the subject of a documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada to show the various steps involved in creating the portrait and interviews with the artist. In late 2018, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada (OSGG) announced that the Diamond Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which has been on display in the Ballroom at Rideau Hall since 2012, would be undertaking a cross-country tour. Since leaving Rideau Hall in September 2018, the portrait has been on display in St. John’s, N.L., as well as Fredericton, N.B. It will remain on display at the Manitoba Legislative Building until May 2022. Her Majesty will also celebrate Her Platinum Jubilee in 2022, marking 70 years since her accession to the throne. The portrait will not be on public display until COVID restrictions are lifted, allowing for tours of the building to resume. 210503 - Monday, May 03, 2021.