King Charles III watercolour painting sells at auction

The watercolour featured on the 1993 BBC television programme The Legend of Lochnagar

An unfinished watercolour painting by King Charles III has sold at auction for £20,800.

The piece, which was showcased on the 1993 BBC television programme The Legend of Lochnagar, went under the hammer at Clevedon Salerooms in North Somerset.

The artwork depicts Lochnagar mountain, which overlooks the Balmoral estate.

The painting was previously displayed in a lavatory, and its owner said they had "forgotten it was there".

The piece was estimated to fetch around £10,000 to £15,000 at auction.

Chris Yeo from Clevedon Salerooms said: "Whilst prints of the King's watercolours often appear at auction, it is fairly rare for an original artwork, like this, to appear on the open market."

"It really is a rare opportunity to own an artwork painted by the King, which bidders really responded to.

"It was sold to a local private buyer who is looking forward to hanging it at his home," he added.

The Legend of Lochnagar was a TV adaptation of the King's children's book, and the programme captured him working on the painting from his study in Balmoral.

The King has been a keen painter since his youth, particularly in the medium of watercolour, and has been taught by the likes of British artists Edward Seago and John Napper.