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Kate, 38, has revealed that she felt a “roller coaster” of emotions during the national lockdown when the Duchess of Cambridge got a glimpse of real life at a virtual event. Kate expressed her feelings as she embarked on the unenviable task of judging thousands of extraordinary photographs taken during these unprecedented times as part of her digital exhibition.
The mother of three said she was “overwhelmed” by the huge response to her photography project after more than 31,000 stunning images were submitted by British audiences.
In May Kate, who is an avid photographer, invited people of all ages across the UK to submit a photo they had taken during the lockdown, and in the six weeks that the project was open, a total of 31,598 images.
The Hold Still photography project launched with the National Portrait Gallery aimed to capture and document “the spirit, mood, hopes, fears and feelings of the nation.”
Speaking via video link, Kate said: “I have been very overwhelmed by the public response to Hold Still.
“The quality of the images has been extraordinary, and the shock and stories behind the images have been equally moving.”
Prince William’s wife was joined on the judging panel by England’s Director of Nursing Ruth May, National Portrait Gallery director Nicholas Cullinan, writer and poet Lemn Sissay and photographer Maryam Wahid.
Commenting on the photos, Ms May said: ‘I loved going through this, in part because it gives me a little break from the Covid-19 work we’ve been doing on the NHS, where our NHS and front-line staff have done an amazing job. “
She added, “I found it difficult, as well as hysterically funny at times. When I was going through them, I also laughed a good laugh.”
Kate agreed with this and said, “It’s true, it’s like a huge roller coaster, isn’t it, of emotions?”
“I guess that’s what everyone has experienced, a reflection of what everyone has gone through at this point.”
In her attempt to reduce the tens of thousands of entries to just 100, Kate described how each image showed a different experience that was felt during the health crisis.
The Duchess, who spent the summer in isolation with her family in Norfolk,
He said the images showed “how different and diverse everyone’s experience with COVID-19 has been.”
The digital exhibition will launch on September 14 and will focus on three themes: Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal, and Acts of Kindness.
A selection of the photographs will also be shown in towns and cities across the UK at the end of the year.
Mr. Cullinan said, “We hope that through this project we truly capture a portrait of our nation, reflecting our collective and individual experiences during these unprecedented times.”
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