To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, HRH The Prince of Wales, patron of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association, commissioned the series of drawings by alumni and faculty of the Royal Drawing School.
Diarmuid Kelley studied fine art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Chelsea College of Art. His work has been seen in numerous group and solo exhibitions in London. He has won a number of awards including the National Westminster Bank Young Artists Competition and was a runner-up in the BP Portrait Award, 1995. Diarmuid graduated from The Drawing Year in 2002.