Duchess Catherine

Duchess Catherine

Britain's Duchess Catherine will make her first official engagement of the year at the National Portrait Gallery.

The duchess - who has seven-month-old son Prince George with her husband Prince William - will visit the London art museum in her role as patron on 11 February, where she will attend a reception followed by a gala dinner.

Other guests set to attend include artists Grayson Perry and Jonathan Yeo, Olympic medallist Katherine Grainger, actress Jane Asher and photographer David Bailey.

Catherine will meet a selection of guests at the reception and also view the Pen Portraits and Mystery Portrait Postcards which will be on display.

The Pen Portraits - which are on sale for £500 each - are inspired by pictures in the gallery's collection and have been written by the likes of authors Hilary Mantel, Joanna Trollope, Dame Jacqueline Wilson Ben Okri and A. S. Byatt.

Meanwhile, Richard E Grant, Sir Paul Smith, and Gok Wan are among those who have contributed Mystery Portrait Postcards.

A display of over 200 of the postcards will be on sale for two days following the gala at £250 each.

Funds raised on the evening will go to the National Portrait Gallery.


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