Caption: The
Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to the Lucian Freud Portraits
exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London Wednesday Feb. 8,
2012. The royal, who has a degree in the history of art, became patron
last month of the National Portrait Gallery, in London, which is staging
the event. Freud, who died last summer, was famed for his naked
full-length portraits that used layers of oils to depict the sitter's
flesh in minute detail - creating unforgiving and often unflattering
images. Photo: Jorge Herrera / AP
Buckingham Palace officials said Monday the duchess will join the queen and Prince Charles' wife Camilla on March 1 on a visit to a new restaurant at the luxury department store Fortnum and Mason. The royals are expected to have tea at the London landmark, known for its well-stocked food hall, and unveil a plaque commemorating efforts to renovate the Piccadilly Circus neighborhood.
The following week, the duchess will travel to the English city of
Leicester with the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, as part of
Diamond Jubilee celebrations to mark the queen's 60 years on the throne Courtesy: The San Francisco Chronicle: Click to Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/02/13/international/i052029S17.DTL#ixzz1mIBwofYW