Princess Kate celebrates her 40th birthday and Kensington Palace unveils three of her latest personal portraits, a royal style!
Filmed at Kew Gardens last November, the royal blockbuster is a three-dress by Princess Kate's beloved British brand Alexander McQueen, whose wedding dress was also created by Alexander McQueen a decade ago.
The portraits will then be exhibited in Berkshire, England, St Andrews, Scotland, and Anglesey, Wales, where Princess Kate grew up, where she met Prince William and where she lived during her military service, and where the photographs will be permanently included in the National Portrait Gallery.
The seemingly simple 3 birthday photos are actually not small.
First of all, the blockbuster was led by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi, who was very good at shooting portraits, inspired by royal portraits from history. According to Buckingham Palace sources, the side-by-side photo refers heavily to the work of photographer Cecil Beaton, who has taken portraits of Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Through light and shadow, angle and post-color grading, the whole group of photos can exude a noble classical temperament.
Secondly, the earrings worn by Princess Kate in the big film are more like royal inheritance. Two earrings from great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth and late mother-in-law Princess Diana pay tribute to two generations at the same time with three photos.
What surprises people even more is the state presented by Princess Kate in the photo, the relaxed atmosphere, and the royal style is about to come out.
As the saying goes, "forty is not confused", unlike Princess Diana's experience, Princess Kate was accompanied by Prince William, who loved her, and she herself gradually grew from a commoner princess to a beloved national princess. Princess Kate, who was once just a little girl, used her step-by-step efforts to live her ideal appearance.
Kate, 3, was climbing rocks, and before that, dad had lived near Jordan with his family for two years because of his work.
Kate's family was not bad, because of her father's blood relationship, she once lived with the British nobility.
Kate played hockey for years, and this photo was taken by her at St Andrew's Prep School. On Scottish National Day, the school held a day of sport and Kate played hockey for a day.
Kate, 19, wore a sheer dress at a "Don't Walk" fashion fundraiser at St Andrew's University. Prince William spent $275 sitting in the front row of the event, and it is said that it was this day that Prince William fell in love with Kate at first sight.
Since confirming her relationship with Prince William in 2003, Kate has been the subject of various tabloids.
After living throughout college together, Kate graduated from St Andrew's University with a degree in art history and William earned a master's degree in geography.
Kate attended camilla's daughter's wedding, and this appearance was also seen by foreign media as the beginning of Kate's "hat social".
Kate worked for the brand Jigsaw between 2006 and 2007, and at the brand's opening ceremony, she wore the brand's clothing.
Prince William graduated from the University of St Andrew's University and began his officer training at Sandhurst. On this day, Kate accompanied Prince William at the Monarch Parade at the Royal Military Academy.
It is said that Prince William has broken up with Kate by this time, but Kate still appears in the equestrian obstacle course, which also triggers speculation about whether the two are reunited.
Kate attends the Cheltenham Horse Racing Festival, and at the same time, the news of her and Prince William's reconcile is gone.
The two were on holiday in Switzerland and were officially reconciled.
Kate made her public debut after reconciling with Prince William, and she watched him become an official pilot at the Central Flight School graduation ceremony.
Kate dressed herself up as an "80s star" for a charity rock disco, and foreign media saw the moment when Prince William decided she was "the one."
On November 16, Prince William proposed with the ring of his mother, Princess Diana, and the two were officially engaged. Because the love run for 8 years, Kate was once ridiculed by foreign media as "waiting Kate".
On 29 April 2011, Kate officially became Duchess of Cambridge, and with it came a new responsibility – becoming a full-time member of the royal family.
Princess Kate accompanied Her Majesty and Prince Philip to Leicester for the British Diamond Jubilee Tour, her first public appearance with the Queen.
On July 3, 2013, Princess Kate gave birth to Prince George, and her radiant appearance as she walked out of the hospital caused public discussion.
Princess Kate landed in New Zealand with Prince George in her arms, where the family embarked on a three-week royal tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Princess Kate attended the Royal Variety Show with Princess Charlotte in her arms, and this black lace dress from Diana Von Furstenberg was worn on the red carpet more than once.
On May 2, 2015, Princess Charlotte was born, "I feel very, very lucky that George has a little sister. ”
Princess Kate, as the patron of the association, visited the Lawn Tennis Association of the National Tennis Center and came to show off her tennis skills.
At an event at London's train station, Princess Kate interacts with Paddington Bear, who is now pregnant with her third child.
This Christmas, Prince Harry brought Meghan, who was his girlfriend at the time, to the christmas, which was also the first time that the four of them appeared together at an official royal event.
On April 23, 2018, Prince William and Princess Kate introduced Prince Louis, and after his birth, the public speculated that they would have a fourth child.
At Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding, Princess Kate appeared in the Alexander McQueen suit she had worn during Princess Charlotte's baptismal ceremony. This wedding also made a lot of rumors of right and wrong, there are rumors that Megan did not allow flower girls to wear socks, which made it difficult for Princess Kate, who abided by the tradition, and it happened that the mood of the third child had just been given birth, so Princess Kate was still crying at the wedding scene.
Princess Kate dressed up for a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, wearing the princess's favorite "Pearl Tears" crown.
To celebrate Prince Charles's 70th birthday, an official photo of a Welsh family was freshly baked. Princess Kate chose the Alessandra Rich dress for the first time, and this young and innovative look began to appear frequently in her subsequent diplomatic activities.
At the annual military parade, Prince Louis appeared for the first time on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. In the same month, Princess Kate once again appeared at the state banquet wearing the "Pearl Tears" crown.
During the royal family's visit to Pakistan, Princess Kate wore exotic local costumes and began fashion diplomacy.
With the Lockdown in the UK, public appearances were restricted, but the couple still supported the charity through online connections.
Since the coronavirus lockdown, Buckingham Palace's first royal reception in nearly seven months has been completed by Prince William and Princess Kate on behalf of Queen Elizabeth. Princess Kate's appearance was extraordinary, she sat at Buckingham Palace as a royal hostess, and together with Prince William, she hosted the distinguished Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy and his wife Elena.
Princess Kate hosts a "Hold Still" appreciation reception. "Hold Still" is a photo album launched by Princess Kate in May, which is a collection of life moments recorded by Princess Kate from the public during the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic. In the end, she selected the 100 most touching moments out of more than 30,000 photos, and the entire proceeds of the photo collection were donated to mental health institutions and National Portrait Gallery.
The reception at Buckingham Palace was also held to thank the project participants, and Princess Kate has since ceased to be a "vase".d'.
The Queen was absent from the commemoration due to a back injury, and Princess Kate became the C-seater on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Princess Kate first publicly demonstrated her love of music at a concert on Christmas Eve. She and Scottish singer Tom Walker co-completed the holiday song "For Those Who Can't Be Here" at church, and Walker spoke of the moment in an interview with ITV, saying that Princess Kate was a "warm-hearted and lovely person".
From hockey, skiing, tennis, to music, photography... Princess Kate is not only highly educated, but also the extent of her hobbies is amazing.
After becoming a full-time member of the royal family, Princess Kate's interest is still cultivating and even increasing, and her work schedule is quite compact: according to incomplete statistics, even in 2021, when the epidemic is tense, there are nearly 80 public appearances. Even so, she still did her best to take care of her three children, and she could be seen accompanying her on daily outings, school days, stationery purchases, etc.
When Princess Kate and Prince William were separated, foreign media had said that the ambitious Kate would not let go of the opportunity to marry into the royal family. Now it seems that Princess Kate's "ambition" has been realized step by step without a trace, and there is a great potential for continued expansion.
The princess was also an ordinary girl, but she had the courage to refuse to do nothing, thus becoming a better version of herself. If you happen to have a bold ideal, why not give it a go?
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