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entertainment">In one of the photos, Prince William’s wife is wearing a striking asymmetrical red dress and earrings allegedly received from Queen Elizabeth’s collection. The other two are in black and white, taken in November at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Catherine is wearing a white dress with earrings from her mother-in-law, the late Princess Diana.
entertainment">Catherine chose a dress from Alexander McQueen for all three photos, the British fashion label that also designed her wedding dress. They all end up in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, of which she is the patroness.
entertainment">The Duchess is not expected to celebrate her birthday on Sunday. She would have opted for a small gathering with some friends and family.
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‘As natural as possible’
entertainment">Italian photographer Roversi has kept the photos as natural as possible. “I didn’t want to portray her as a duchess but as pure and contemporary as possible,” he says in conversation with the Italian newspaper. Corriere della Sera.
entertainment">“All photos were taken in natural light. She with minimal make-up, no special haircut, a pair of simple pearl earrings and a ring. Her look and smile is the center of her face,” said Roversi, who has had numerous celebrities in front of his lens in the past.
Nervous
entertainment">The photo shoot took place in London last fall. The Italian and the Duchess of Cambridge first drank tea at Kensington Palace, after which they got to work. According to Roversi, Catherine was a bit nervous, because she is not used to posing. “Once we started, it would be very easy, I reassured her. And so it went.”
entertainment">Roversi shot about 250 photos, almost all in black and white. So in the end three were selected: two in black and white and one on which Catherine is wearing a red dress.
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