Hal Foster on the models for Prince Valiant and Queen Aleta

Foster has said that he used himself as the model for Prince Valiant. "I deleted what I disliked, and he's sort of my body with muscles. He's all the things would have loved to have been." It was also obvious immediately upon meeting her that Mrs. Foster is the model for Val's wife, Queen Aleta of the Misty Isles. I noticed especially the same wide mouth, forever ready to break into a smile.