Delighted to share a new portrait of The Duchess ahead of her 40th birthday tomorrow.
This is one of three new portraits which will enter the permanent collection of the @NPGLondon, of which The Duchess is Patron.
📸 Paolo Roversi
These new portraits which have been released to mark the 40th will be shown in the community in three meaningful places: Berkshire, St Andrews, and Anglesey, as part of the @NPGLondon nationwide ‘Coming Home’ exhibition, ahead of the Gallery reopening in 2023.
📸 Paolo Roversi
31 March 1547 - Prince Henry II becomes the King of France, and Catherine de' Medici, his Queen. He and Catherine were both only 28 years old.rnhttps://reign.fandom.com/wiki/Historical_Timeline
31 March 1519 - Prince Henry of France, the 2nd son of King Francis I, was born. He would become the future King of France. He was coronated on his birthday, at age 28. rnhttps://reign.fandom.com/wiki/History%27s_King_Henry
1534 March - King Henry VIII declared that Anne Boleyn would be ‘regent and absolute governess of her children and kingdom’ if he were to die prematurely. Read more at https://t.co/5HSOcBvXMO
1554 18th March - Princess Elizabeth was arrested and taken to the Tower of London where she was questioned regarding her part in Wyatt’s Rebellion. Mary was worried that Protestant factions would try to put Elizabeth on the throne in her stead.
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