mark kimmitt, thank you for that, interesting. mark kimmitt, thank you forthat, i interesting. mark kimmitt, thank you for that, i know you will stay with us because we are waiting to hear from antony blinken, so thanks for your patience. you will listen into the us secretary of state when that starts and we will carry those comments live on the programme. you are watching bbc news, it has been a really busy couple of hours watching the events in georgia and in ukraine. let's turn to a story developing in the last little while. king charles iii has revealed his first official portrait of himself since his coronation. the portrait byjonathan yeo was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then prince of wales' 50 years as a member of the drapers' company in 2022. the piece shows the king wearing his uniform of the welsh guards. and this is the moment the portrait was unveiled a short while ago at buckingham palace. you can see the scale of it — the portayal of the king standing out for its size. as well as the dramatic colours. with me is our royal correspondent, sean coughlan.