Sarah Forbes Bonetta: Portrait of Queen Victoria's goddaughter on show

A new painting of Queen Victoria's African goddaughter has gone on display as English Heritage said it would feature portraits of "overlooked" black figures connected with its sites.

Sarah Forbes Bonetta was sold into slavery aged five and presented as a "diplomatic gift" to Captain Frederick Forbes in 1850 and brought to England.

She then met Queen Victoria through the captain, who paid for her education.

The painting is on show at the Isle of Wight's Osborne House.

The picture is on display at the royal seaside palace, where the Queen once lived with Prince Albert and their nine children, to coincide with Black History Month.