The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first n
The main entrance in June 2023
The Chandos portrait of William Shakespeare, the first painting to enter the gallery's collection
The gallery's former main entrance in 2018
Tracey Emin's The Doors
Catherine, Princess of Wales
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Catherine, Princess of Wales is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the British throne.
National Portrait Gallery, London
…In January 2008, the Gallery received its largest single donation to date, a £5m gift from the US billionaire Randy Lerner. In January 2012, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announced the National Portrait Gallery as one of her official patronages. Her portrait was unveiled in January 2013. The gallery holds nearly 20…
Catherine in 2025
With Prince Harry (left) at William's Order of the Garter investiture, 2008
With William, their children and other senior royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on 5 June 2022
With William in Ottawa during their first royal tour of Canada, 2011