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The Duchess of Cambridge has praised an amazing image of an elderly couple holding hands as they battled Covid-19, before dying just five days apart, which was chosen for her landmark photographic project.
Kate Middleton, 39, spoke to Hayley Evans, West Sussex, who submitted the picture of her grandparents, Pat and Ron Wood as they held hands while in hospital last year, to the National Portrait Gallery s Hold Still exhibition.
The striking image, entitled Forever Holding Hands, was among 100 photographs chosen for the duchess Hold Still exhibition and book, which encouraged the public to document life during the pandemic.
Kate phoned Hayley last autumn and the conversation was released today on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge s new YouTube channel, alongside heart-warming photographs of Hayley and her family.
Katey in red! Duchess of Cambridge stuns in a bespoke scarlet Eponine coat as she arrives at the National Portrait Gallery to meet photographers featured in her Hold Still book as it tops the bestseller list on its first day
Kate Middleton, 39, looked elegant in a vibrant red coat from Eponine as she visited National Portrait Gallery
The Duchess of Cambridge paired the coat with brown accessories, including a new £295 DeMellier handbag
Mother-of-three went on to visit Royal London Hospital where she spoke to staff about working in pandemic
Visit comes as her Hold Still photobook topped bestseller lists after it was released this morning