The Duchess of Cambridge was asked to photograph the Duchess of Cornwall for Country Life magazine – see the stunning portrait here
July 05, 2022 - 06:00 BST Ainhoa Barcelona The Duchess of Cambridge has photographed the Duchess of Cornwall for a very special occasion – being the cover star of Country Life magazine.
As the publication's guest editor to mark its 125th anniversary and Camilla's 75th birthday later this month, Prince Charles' wife commissioned Kate to take the cover photo.Camilla is pictured sitting on a bench with a trug filled with pelargoniums, ready to be planted. Smiling and looking relaxed, the Duchess wears a blue and white floral dress and cardigan.
Kate, who is a keen amateur photographer and patron of the Royal Photographic Society, regularly takes the official portraits of her own children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis for important milestones such as birthdays and first days of school.READ: Why Prince William and Kate's new home is rent-free
The magazine photos were taken in the gardens of Ray Mill House, Camilla's retreat in Lacock in Wiltshire. The Duchess purchased the six-bedroom property, 17 miles from Prince Charles' Highgrove estate, after her divorce from Andrew Parker Bowles in the mid 1990s.Mark Hedges, editor-in-chief of Country Life magazine, said:"We are thrilled to have our guest editor captured so magnificently by royal photographer the Duchess of Cambridge.
"We understand this is the first time a formal portrait of the Duchess of Cornwall has been taken by the Duchess of Cambridge for a magazine and we are honoured to have been chosen to be the first to publish this beautiful photograph.
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