Finally on display: the extraordinary Queen portrait banished for 60 years But today, trustees at St George's Hall announced that the portrait will be permanently shown there to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Liverpool's deputy Lord Mayor Gary Millar, a trustee of the hall, said: "We are very proud that Liverpool now has the original first painting hanging in St George's Hall, which has been rehung to celebrate the anniversary of the Queen's Coronation. It will be the first thing people will see if they come to get married or have a civil partnership or attend a citizenship ceremony. The painting is Napper's second portrait of the Queen to be put on display in Liverpool. After his first version was rejected by the council, he painted a second with a smaller neck, which was finally accepted by Liverpool town hall and still hangs there today. Cllr Millar said: "It strengthens the link between the city's two civic buildings. The second version of the John Napper painting is hanging in the town hall and we have the original here. It is an honour for us to work with the friends of the hall, the staff there and the city council to rehang this beautiful painting. The controversial portrait was unveiled just days after the Duchess of Cambridge's first official portrait by Paul Emsley was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery to mixed reviews from the art world. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said: "We do not comment on any of the portraits of Her Majesty The Queen."