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Oldest man portrait is unveiled

A portrait of ex-serviceman Henry Allingham completed days before his death last weekend is being unveiled.

Artist Dan Llywelyn Hall, said it was an "enormous privilege" to have painted Mr Allingham, who at 113 was the world's oldest man.

His portrait will later be sold to raise funds for the ex-forces care home where Mr Allingham lived.
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