What is the Hold Still campaign?

Spearheaded by The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the National Portrait Gallery, Hold Still is an ambitious community project to create a unique collective portrait of the UK during lockdown. From these, a panel of judges selected 100 portraits, assessing the images on the emotions and experiences they conveyed.

What is Kate Middleton’s book about?

The note written by Kate read: “The Hold Still book documents a photography project which captured a portrait of our nation as we lived through the first COVID-19 lockdown last year. The images tell the stories of the challenges we all faced, but also how we came together in the most extraordinary of times.

What is the Hold Still exhibition?

From virtual birthday parties and handmade rainbows to powerful images of people battling isolation and illness, this landmark community project unites the nation in photography to tell the story of the coronavirus pandemic.

What is the name of Kate Middleton’s new book?

The full title of Ms Mann’s book reads: ‘Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs’, which differentiates it from the Duchess of Cambridge’s book. Although she is an aspiring photographer, the images in Kate’s book were also not taken by her but submitted by members of the public up and down the country.

Is Kate Middleton a photographer?

Kate Middleton is an avid (and talented) photographer—but not everyone in the royal family is a fan of her hobby. On Thursday, the Duchess of Cambridge chatted with Ceri A. ” Kate told Ceri during their phone call (which was included in a video shared to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s YouTube channel).

Did Kate write Hold Still?

The final 100 selected images were displayed via a digital exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, and then in March this year, it was announced that the project, with the 100 final photos, was being turned into this a special coffee table book, Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, with a foreword written …

Is Meghan book selling?

Meghan Markle is now a best-selling children’s author! The Duchess of Sussex’s illustrated book The Bench has officially reached No. 1 on The New York Times Bestseller list for children’s picture books since its release last week.

Why is the National Portrait Gallery closed until 2023?

In order to complete the redevelopment efficiently and to safeguard visitors, members of staff and the Collection, the Gallery in St Martin’s Place is now closed to the public until spring 2023, while essential building works take place.

Why is Kate called Duchess Cambridge?

Upon Prince William and Kate’s marriage in 2011, the Queen gave William with a dukedom. This dukedom endowed the couple with a new name, making them become the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.