25 January 2013 Last updated at 04:59 ET

The Big Picture: Royal portraits reunited

Portraits of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at the National Portrait Gallery in London

A pair of portraits of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon have been brought together for the first time in 500 years. The paintings, both of which date from around 1520, now hang side by side at the National Portrait Gallery in central London.

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