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British royal Kate launches book of portraits to remember pandemic
The front cover of the new book u00e2u20acu02dcHold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020u00e2u20acu2122, is seen in this handout picture released by the Kensington Palace in Britain. u00e2u20acu201d The National Portrait Gallery handout via Reuters

LONDON, March 28 — Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, today launched a book of photographic portraits taken during Britain’s Covid-19 lockdowns that she said would provide a lasting record of the pandemic.

Kate, who is married to Prince William, the Queen’s grandson and second in line to the throne, began the project with the National Portrait Gallery last year, inviting people to submit photos taken during Britain’s first coronavirus lockdown.

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A panel of judges including Kate chose 100 portraits from over 31,000 entries, which were shown in digital and community exhibitions before the book was announced.

Through Hold Still, I wanted to use the power of photography to create a lasting record of what we were all experiencing — to capture individuals’ stories and document significant moments for families and communities as we lived through the pandemic,” Kate wrote in the introduction to the book.

The book, called Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, will be available from May 7, exactly a year after the project began. Net proceeds will be split between the National Portrait Gallery and the British mental health charity Mind. — Reuters

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