Queen Elizabeth II congratulates all those interested in the draft photography of Duchess Kate’s coronavirus.
Kensington Palace announced Sunday that “Hold Still” will now be available for virtual viewing with a hundred portraits chosen from more than 31,000 entries through Kate and a jury.
In honor of the launch, “Her Majesty the Queen wrote a message expressing her wishes and congratulations to all who gave a symbol to the project,” the palace said.
Duchess Kate “shared a variety of the portraits featured in the exhibition with Her Majesty last month,” the palace added. She was one of five judges, along with the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Nicholas Cullinan, and the poet Lemn Sissay, England’s leading nurse, Ruth May. and photographer Maryam Wahid.
The Duchess, a passionate and royal fan photographer at britain’s National Portrait Gallery, invited the British to send their phone or camera photos for assignment in May, an ambitious attempt to capture a portrait of UK citizens as they faced the coronavirus crisis.
“The photographs provide an exclusive recording of our shared and individual reports on this ordinary age of history, conveying humor and pain, creativity and kindness, tragedy and hope,” the Sunday announcement said.
Those who submitted photographs were asked to provide a brief written description of the reports and sentiments shown in their photographs. The task focuses on 3 main themes: “Helps and heroes”, “Your new normal” and “Acts of kindness”. The winning images will also be published in UK cities later this year.
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Duchess Kate spoke on the British communication screen “This Morning” in May of what she expected to see in submissive images, adding the stamina, bravery and kindness of ordinary Britons.
“We’ve all noticed incredible photographs and heard incredible stories and desperately unhappy stories, but also uplifting stories,” Kate said. “I hope that through a task like this, maybe we can provide some of those stories and document and share a moment over time, I suppose, that we will all live. “
Contributor: Maria Puente