Royal Family News: Kate Middleton’s New Book A Bestseller, Meghan Markle’s New Book Tanking

British royal family news reveals that in the tale of the two Duchesses, Kate Middleton has clearly beat Meghan Markle in the book sweepstakes. This week both announced a book release, but while Kate’s has become a bestseller, the price on Meghan’s has already been slashed.

It probably doesn’t help that Meghan has been accused of plagiarism while Kate’s inspirational book of photos was taken by people who lived through the pandemic.

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Meghan’s book The Bench drops next month, while Kate’s book Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, became an instant bestseller.

Kate met with the book’s contributors at the National Portrait Gallery this morning to launch a treasure hunt with the Book Fairies organization. The Book Fairies is a group set up in 2017 that encourages people to share their books. The tweet revealed that one of the Hold Still books had been wrapped in a green ribbon and hidden outside a hospital.

Additionally, Kate and her team left, “copies at places that gave us hope during lockdowns,” and the books include a letter from the royal inside.

She spoke beside a fountain outside Kensington Palace and during the visit, met with Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery. He has confirmed that the final 100 Hold Still images will become part of the Gallery’s national collection.

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Kate is a well-known amateur photographer and she began the campaign during the UK’s first 2020 lockdown. The public was asked to send in images that captured the times and 100 final “poignant and personal” portraits were chosen for the book. Over 31,000 entrants participated.

Meghan’s book is believed to be a commercial venture while the proceeds from Kate’s book will be given to the National Portrait Gallery and the mental health charity Mind.

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During the event, Kate met with some Hold Still entrants. Lotti Sofia, Niaz Maleknia, and Claudia Burton, all shared the stories behind their photographs which are included in the book.

Later in the day, Kate visited The Royal London Hospital to learn how they commission art and display it on the wards, waiting rooms, and hallways. While there Kate saw examples of several art projects and installations at the hospital delivered by the Vital Arts program.

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