The 'Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography' exhibition features a poignant portrait of Kate Middleton.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, features in a new royal portraits exhibition on display at Buckingham Palace. The royal is seen here in November 2023.exhibition opened at the King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace on Friday, May 17. The curated collection features previously unseen portraits of the royal family, alongside celebrated images that fans may be more familiar with.
Exhibition curator Alessandro Nasini has selected portraits by esteemed artists including Cecil Beaton, David Bailey, Annie Leibovitz, and Andy Warhol. The exhibition features a poignant portrait of Kate Middleton, captured by Paolo Roversi and originally shared ahead of the royal’s 40th birthday in 2022. The ethereal black-and-white image sees Middleton displaying her side profile in a white, off-the-shoulder Alexander McQueen gown. The accessories are kept to a minimum, with pearl-drop earrings and her blue sapphire, diamond encrusted engagement ring that famously once belonged to Princess Diana.
When the image was initially released in 2022, alongside two other portraits in honor of Middleton’s birthday, it entered a collection belonging to London's National Portrait Gallery, of which she is a patron. A photograph of Kate Middleton, captured by Paolo Roversi, is on display across from a 1864 painting of Alexandria, then-Princess of Wales, by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.Delighted to share a new portrait of The Duchess ahead of her 40th birthday tomorrow.The portrait of Middleton has often been compared to one painted over 150 years ago of Queen Alexandra, then the Princess of Wales.
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