Yahoo Finance Duchess of Cambridge’s book Hold Still is released today
The Duchess of Cambridge’s book Hold Still is out today (7 May) and is already charting in the best-seller lists.
Kate’s book Hold Still documents the UK during the 2020 pandemic, with portraits of individuals across the nation. The book was made in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, of which the Duchess is a patron.
The book is split into three section based on the themes of “Helpers and Heroes”, “Your New Normal” and “Acts of Kindness.”
The Hold Still campaign was community-led, as members of the public were asked to submit their own photographs last year, focusing on one of the three themes.
You can buy the book at a range of retailers in hard back as of today.
The book contains a final selection of 100 images chosen by judges, which were sent in by individuals from all across the UK.
Alongside each image is the real story behind the photograph which, according to the book’s description, cover “virtual birthday parties, handmade rainbows and community clapping to brave NHS staff, resilient keyworkers and people dealing with illness, isolation and loss.”
It also said that the collection conveys “humour and grief, creativity and kindness, tragedy and hope – expressing and exploring both our shared and individual experiences” in order to present a “true portrait of our nation in 2020.”
A foreward from the Duchess of Cambridge is included in the book to introduce the portraits and Kate has been out leaving copies of the book for members of the public to find, in collaboration with The Book Fairies organisation.
Each of these copies contains a letter from The Duchess inside and they are being left at places significant to those who shared their stories in the Hold Still book.
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