The Duchess of Cambridge talks to Phillip and Holly about new photography project with The National Portrait Gallery

The Duchess of Cambridge talks to Phillip and Holly about new photography project with The National Portrait Gallery

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The Duchess of Cambridge has today launched a new initiative with the National Portrait Gallery titled Hold Still', which invites the public to contribute to a nationwide photography project giving a snapshot of what life is really like in lockdown.

To discuss the project further as well as life during such unprecedented times, The Duchess of Cambridge spoke with hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on This Morning.

Asked how she is coping in these strangest of times, The Duchess responded: Fine, thank you. It's extraordinary. I'm sure you're experiencing the same yourselves and your families and things. We're stuck into homeschooling again. They're unprecedented times really. But no we're fine, thank you for asking.

Speaking about homeschooling, The Duchess said: George gets very upset because he just wants to do all of Charlotte's projects. Spider sandwiches are far cooler than literacy work!

On the inspiration to get involved with the Hold Still' project, The Duchess explained: I think we've all seen some incredible images out there and heard some amazing stories and some desperately sad stories, but also some really uplifting ones as well. And I really hope that through a project like this we might be able to showcase some of those stories to document and share a moment in time I suppose that we are all experiencing.

The project is asking for a series of photographs, within three separate categories, which represents life in lockdown. The images could have been captured on a camera or a mobile phone. The categories include Helpers and Heroes', Your New Normal' and Acts of Kindness'.

On the Helpers and Heroes' category The Duchess explained: I think we've all been struck by the most amazing images that have come out recently. I know over the past few weeks we're going through some desperately sad times and all those working on the frontline are really showcasing the hardship that they're going through, some of the tragedy that they're witnessing and things like that.

I think we've seen some good examples, but really it's for all those in the communities and out there on the frontline showing their amazing dedication really during this pandemic.

The Duchess shared some of her favourite examples as inspiration for each category. For Helpers and Heroes' The Duchess shared images such as Colonel Tom and also the intensive care nurse from Nottinghamshire whose photo showed her face covered in red marks from wearing PPE.

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