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ThoughQueen Elizabethand her granddaughter-in-lawKate Middletonspend a lot of time in front of the camera, it’s getting behind the lens that they truly enjoy.
And in service of their mutual passion, the Queen, 95, and Kate, 39, both shared social media posts to celebrate World Photography Day on Thursday.
The Royal Family account shared three images of Queen Elizabeth throughout the years in which she was being photographed while photographing! One black-and-white shot shows the monarch with a youngPrince CharlesandPrincess Anneas she shows her eldest children how to use a classic point-and-shoot camera.
“Photography has an amazing ability to create a lasting record of what we have all experienced and are experiencing,” Kate and Prince’s William’s office said on the couple’s Instagram page. “That’s why this #WorldPhotographyDay we wanted to celebrate the youth of the #HoldStill2020 photography project and share the images from the ten youngest finalists. There is so much talent, creativity and curiosity displayed in each and every one.”
Kate is often behindphotos of her family, including shots of her three kidsPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louison special occasions like their birthdays.
“For 200 years the British monarchy has used photography,” royal historian Lucy Worsley said in the BBC documentaryLucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album. “From creating a new sovereign to affairs of the heart, majestic moments to everyday life, when monarchy wants to send a message it uses a photograph.”
It is all part of the royal family’s “soft power,” she said.
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“You would think that the weapons of a king and queen were perhaps their armies or centuries of tradition but what they have is the power of the media,” Worsleytold PEOPLE. “The visual is almost more important than words because they don’t have that many opportunities to speak.
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“So, they have become very adept at using photo opportunities: dressing, body language, who they are photographed with — all that sort of thing — to express their influence. Because they don’t have power, but they do have influence.”
source: people.com
