Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton attend Trooping the Colour 2023.Photo:Neil Mockford/Getty

Catherine, Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla during Trooping the Colour

Neil Mockford/Getty

Kate Middleton’s portrait ofQueen Camillahas added an accolade to her royal résumé!

On Wednesday, the Professional Publishers Association (PPA) of the U.K. announced that the Princess of Wales’picture of Queen Camillathat covered British magazineCountry Lifelast summer won Cover of the Year at the PPA Awards. The magazine celebrated the news with anInstagramtribute and gave a shoutout to Princess Kate.

According to a comment from the judges on the PPA site, Camilla’s cover became the fastest-selling issue inCountry Lifehistory.

“Not only did the cover help sell more magazines, boost engagement on social media and clicks to the website, it’s a perfect snapshot of what was in fact a compelling and gritty issue,” thestatementsaid.

Last summer, Camilla was invited toguest edita special edition of the weekly magazine in honor of her 75th birthday on July 17. In a touching twist, she asked Kate, 41, to take her portrait for the cover!Prince William’s wife studied art history in college and has described herself as an “enthusiastic amateur photographer." In addition to her prestigious patronage of the Royal Photographic Society (which was passed down fromQueen Elizabeth!), Kate often takes theofficial birthday portraitsof her three kids —Prince George, 9,Princess Charlotte, 8, andPrince Louis, 5.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge travel by carriage at Trooping the Colour on June 02, 2022 in London, England.Trooping The Colour, also known as The Queen’s Birthday Parade, is a military ceremony performed by regiments of the British Army that has taken place since the mid-17th century. It marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign. This year, from June 2 to June 5, 2022, there is the added celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne on 6 February 1952.

According toThe Telegraph, when it came time to discuss cover image options,Country Lifeeditor Mark Hedges asked the then-Duchess of Cornwall if she had any thoughts.

“She immediately replied, ‘Oh, I’d quite like Catherine to do it,’ " Hedges recalled. “I spent the next three or four minutes desperately racking my brains trying to think of a professional photographer called Catherine. Then suddenly I grasped what she meant — one of the most amazing things that could happen,” he said. “I found it one of the easier things to nod my head at.”

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Camilla invited Kate to take her picture at Ray Mill House, her private home in Wiltshire and wore a blue and white floral dress with coordinating cardigan.King Charles’ wife was all smiles in the shot chosen for the cover, which showed her sitting on a bench with a basket of pelargoniums ready for planting. The passionate gardener looked completely content at her cherished country home.

At the time, Clarence House also released (andCountry Lifereposted) a behind-the-scenes snap of Kate at work behind the camera — totally focused with her hair in a ponytail and a camera in hand.

source: people.com