I am back with a hodgepodge of a post with a repeat look at Easter ensembles, poll results, and a few retail roundup notes.
We begin with a look at new photos of HM and the Prince of Wales released yesterday.
I am back with a hodgepodge of a post with a repeat look at Easter ensembles, poll results, and a few retail roundup notes.
We begin with a look at new photos of HM and the Prince of Wales released yesterday.
Great news for those of us hoping for a book featuring images from the Hold Still photo project: there will be a hardcover available showcasing 100 images.
Many will recall that Hold Still was an initiative the Duchess launched last May with the National Portrait Gallery; she is the gallery’s royal patron. People were asked to submit photos taken during the UK’s first lockdown; images fit in one of three categories: Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal, and Acts of Kindness. More than 31,000 images were submitted, and 100 were selected to be part of a digital exhibition.
A hardcover book, Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, will be available in May. The Duchess has written the book’s introduction.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Westminster Abbey today.
The Duchess brought back previously worn designs for calls with people who have long-term health conditions who are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The royals heard about how they and their families have been protecting themselves during the pandemic and their thoughts on the newly-available vaccines.
Hello and welcome to a Wednesday! Today we have a look back at what Kate wore ten years ago for her first official engagement, but first, an update on Prince Philip via a Buckingham Palace statement released yesterday.
The Duke of Edinburgh remains at King Edward VII’s hospital where he is receiving medical attention for an infection. He is comfortable and responding to treatment but is not expected to leave hospital for several days.
The Duke is seen below with HM in November as they looked at a 73rd-anniversary card made by Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
The 99-year-old Prince was admitted to King Edward VII hospital in London last Tuesday as a “precautionary measure.” More from The Guardian’s story:
Philip travelled to the hospital by car, and walked in unaided. Prince William, asked about his grandfather on Monday, said: “He’s OK. They’re keeping an eye on him,” and he gave a wink.
Here you see Prince William on Monday when he visited a vaccination center.
Prince Edward also spoke about the Duke’s condition in an interview with Sky News. We return to The Guardian’s coverage:
On Tuesday, the Earl of Wessex said of his father in an interview with Sky News: “He’s a lot better, thank you very much indeed, and he’s looking forward to getting out, which is the most positive thing so we keep our fingers crossed.”
Asked whether Philip was frustrated to be in hospital, Edward laughed and replied: “Just a bit. I think that gets to all of us, and then, you can only watch the clock so many times and the walls are only so interesting.”
Prince Charles visited his father on Saturday. Hopefully, the Duke will be out of the hospital and back at Windsor Castle before too long.
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Now to the topic of the first engagement Prince William and then-Kate Middleton undertook following the announcement of their engagement in November 2010.