Kate Middleton shares 3 new official portraits on her 40th birthday
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Kate Middleton channels both Princess Diana and the Queen in these stunning photographs.
New portraits of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, are signaling a new era for a woman on the brink of becoming Queen Consort.
The Duchess celebrated her 40th birthday Sunday with the release of three official portraits taken by Italian fashion photographer Paolo Roversi.
The photos, taken in November at London’s Kew Gardens, will enter the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, and will be displayed at three places close to Middleton’s heart — a part of the Portrait Gallery’s Coming Home project.
The Duchess shared the photos on social media, adding: “Thank you for all of your very kind birthday wishes, and to Paolo and the National Portrait Gallery for these three special portraits,” and signed the post with a simple “C,” for Catherine.
The first photo shared shows Middleton in a white, off-the-shoulder Alexander McQueen chiffon gown, looking off into the distance. Her stunning sapphire engagement ring is highlighted by a ribbon train wrapped around her finger, coming from the gown’s shoulder bows.
Her hair is different from her usual bouncy blow-out, instead appearing in tighter, more natural-looking curls.
She wears a pair of her late mother-in-law’s classic drop-pearl earrings, which were a gift given to Diana ahead of her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981.
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