Queen applauds photographers who captured lockdown Britain

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends a special exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria which marks this year's Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 17, 2019. Victoria Jones/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Monday congratulated entrants to Hold Still, a photography project launched by the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton to capture a snapshot of the nation in coronavirus lockdown.

 

The project received more than 30,000 submissions, from which Kate and four other judges picked 100 final images that will be published online by the National Portrait Gallery on Monday.

 

"The Duchess of Cambridge and I were inspired to see how the photographs have captured the resilience of the British people at such a challenging time, whether that is through celebrating frontline workers, recognising community spirit or showing the efforts of individuals supporting those in need," the queen said in a letter to entrants.

 

Since its launch in May, the project invited people of all ages from across Britain to submit a photographic portrait they had taken during the COVID-19 lockdown that started in March.

 

Focused on three main themes: Helpers and Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts of Kindness, some of the photographs will also go on show in towns and cities across Britain later in the year.

 

Kate - wife of Prince William and a keen photographer herself - and other members of the panel assessed the images on the emotions and experiences they convey rather than on their photographic quality or technical expertise.

 

(Reporting by Andy Bruce; editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

 

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Good pics. God Save The Queen!

Yet it seems if a person goes out on the street with a camera the police consider it a crime rather than a lawful pastime, They assume every terrorist carries a camera.

7 minutes ago, tingtongfarang said:

Yet it seems if a person goes out on the street with a camera the police consider it a crime rather than a lawful pastime, They assume every terrorist carries a camera.

 

Seems to me that the queen and the rest of the royal family in UK get lesser important things to do year by year. Now the queen applauds photographers for taking pictures. What´s next? Telling farmers that they make beautiful carrots? 

7 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Seems to me that the queen and the rest of the royal family in UK get lesser important things to do year by year. Now the queen applauds photographers for taking pictures. What´s next? Telling farmers that they make beautiful carrots? 

If only folk respected yourself as much as they do Her Majesty....cheap underhand dig at someone who cannot defend themself..... 

3 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Seems to me that the queen and the rest of the royal family in UK get lesser important things to do year by year. Now the queen applauds photographers for taking pictures. What´s next? Telling farmers that they make beautiful carrots? 

 

Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl
But she doesn't have a lot to say...

Some bickering has been removed.

Please stay on topic and avoid getting personal.

Whether or not you're a fan of the institution, the Queen is a very admirable woman, hugely respected around the world. An amazing individual.

 

Long Live The Queen.

14 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Whether or not you're a fan of the institution, the Queen is a very admirable woman, hugely respected around the world. An amazing individual.

Which is very much along the same lines as King Bhumibol.  Highly respected, but irreplaceable in these modern times.

31 minutes ago, torturedsole said:

Which is very much along the same lines as King Bhumibol.  Highly respected, but irreplaceable in these modern times.

Did I read something earlier this year, that she's going to retire in 2021?

 

I doubt, very much doubt that 'squeeze my toothpaste' Charlie & horse face Camilla will be popular.

Kate & Wills would be ok, but those two: Nope.

Off-topic, troll post removed.

 

I've just been looking to see if Liz will retire, & it seems not, although at 95 - wow! she won't be doing much I guess. I found this picture of her in The Tatler - looks great, doesn't she!