Bettys in Harrogate's unique honour to Gareth Southgate after England's football success at UEFA Euro championships
![Harrogate artist Christian Alexander Bailey with his new portrait of Gareth Southgate. (Photograph by Simon Dewhurst)](https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxNjY0MTE5.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Harrogate artist Christian Alexander Bailey with his new portrait of Gareth Southgate. (Photograph by Simon Dewhurst)](/img/placeholder.png)
The work of Harrogate-based artist Christian Alexander Bailey, the picture has been created using Bettys Tea Room Blend Tea in place of traditional paint, with the addition of a little burnt sienna for some darker tones.
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Hide AdThe portrait of Southgate, who is a Bettys customer and lives locally, will now hang in the window of the Harrogate branch on Parliament Street.
![Part of Christian Alexander Bailey's portrait of England football manager Gareth Southgate. (Photograph by Simon Dewhurst)](https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIxNjY0NTI2.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Part of Christian Alexander Bailey's portrait of England football manager Gareth Southgate. (Photograph by Simon Dewhurst)](/img/placeholder.png)
Christian Alexander Bailey said: "I relished the challenge of using such a different medium to try to portray Gareth Southgate.
"The Euros were such an exciting time and I really wanted to capture that and pay tribute to an amazing manager who has such a connection to our town and to Bettys Café Tea Rooms."
Bettys' honour for the widely-admired Southgate follows a tribute by The Harrogate Bus Company who named one of their popular 36 buses after the England manager for his achievement in leading the national side to their first-ever Euro final when they lost to Italy after penalities.
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