Beyonce and Jay-Z accepted the gong for Best International Group at the 2019 BRIT Awards on Wednesday night.
And the artist responsible for the portrait of Meghan Markle featured in the power couple’s video speech has reveled he had no idea his artwork was going to be featured.
Tim O’Brien says Bey and Jay never asked for his permission and haven’t paid him, but he doesn’t mind because he feels so ‘honoured’.
Picture perfect: The artist responsible for the portrait of Meghan Markle that Beyonce and Jay-Z posed in front of as they accepted the gong for Best International Group at the 2019 BRIT Awards says they didn’t ask him for permission or pay him any royalties
The artist told TMZ no one from the showbiz duo’s camps contacted him, nor did they buy the portrait online.
Fans can snap up Tim’s illustration of the pregnant Duchess of Sus𝑠e𝑥 for just $75.
MailOnline has contacted Beyonce and Jay-Z’s representatives for comment.
In a spoof of their Apes**t music video which showed them standing in front of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, the superstar couple posed in front of a portrait of Meghan Markle wearing a crown.
No contact: The artist told TMZ no one from the showbiz duo’s camps contacted him, nor did they buy the portrait online
Royal tribute: In a spoof of their Apes**t video which showed them standing in front of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, the superstar couple posed in front of a portrait of Meghan Markle wearing a crown
After thanking the BRITs for their award, the couple turned to face the portrait.
Posting an image to Instagram, Beyonce explained that she and her rap mogul husband were making a specific point.
‘In honor of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas,’ she wrote.
Meghan, of course, made history as the first bi-racial person to marry into the British royal family.
The hitmkaker then added a message to Meghan, saying: ‘Congrats on your pregnancy! We wish you so much joy.’
‘In honor of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas,’ Beyonce explained later on her Instagram
After thanking the Brits for their award, the couple turned to face the portrait
Former Suits actress Meghan is now known as the Duchess of Sus𝑠e𝑥 after marrying Prince Harry last year
Brooklyn-based illustrator and portrait painter Tim O’Brien seemed as surprised as anyone to see his painting of Meghan used in the BRIT Awards clip.
The former Suits actress, who is now known as the Duchess of Sus𝑠e𝑥, married Prince Harry last year and is currently in New York for a lavish baby shower with her celebrity friends.
The couple’s baby news was announced by Kensington Palace via Twitter on October 15.
It will be the first child for the divorcee and her royal husband.
The painting chosen by Beyonce and Jay-Z was created by Brooklyn-based illustrator and portrait painter Tim O’Brien.
He seemed as surprised as anyone to see his painting used in the BRIT Awards clip.
He tweeted: ‘Interesting to see my painting of Megan Markel behind @Beyonce and JZ for their Brit award. Congratulations to them both.’
Beyonce and Jay-Z’s Apes**t music video became a viral sensation last year after the couple secretly filmed it inside the Louvre
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