The resumption of Pride marches in 2022, and getting the government to recognise and promote the appeal of Thailand as an attractive destination for LGBT travellers also helped change public perceptions.
The winner was announced earlier, on the anniversary of the birth of the railway pioneer George Stephenson.Mr Ravilious' granddaughter Ella Ravilious said she was "thrilled" her grandfather's work had won.
"He was quite a picky artist," she said. "He would tear up lots of his watercolours that he wasn't happy with."She said it's "fitting" the piece is now marking 200 years of the railway because it is a composite picture of elements from several different railway lines."I'm thrilled that interest in Eric's work has sustained and that he is becoming even more popular," Ms Ravilious added.
Heritage Minister Baroness Twycross said the artwork was a worthy victor."This evocative watercolour invites us all to experience a railway journey through an artist's eye, capturing a uniquely British perspective that resonates today.
"Art offers us a powerful way to engage with our past and this selection of artworks tell the unique story of Britain's relationship with railways over 200 years."
The 20 most popular paintings are available to view onPutin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the war in Ukraine as "existential" for Russia, saying it was an "issue of our national interests, an issue of our security".
Moscow blamed Ukraine for three bomb attacks on railways in Russia's western Bryansk and Kursk regions which reportedly killed seven people and injured more than 100 last weekend. Kyiv has not commented on those attacks.Ukraine did say however that it had carried out its largest long-range drone strikes on at least 40 Russian warplanes at four military bases deep inside Russia last Sunday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 117 drones had been used inby the SBU security service , striking "34% of [Russia's] strategic cruise missile carriers".