Kate Middleton Put Her Art History Degree to Good Use

She needed it last night, at the National Portrait Gallery's Portrait Gala

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Kate Middleton‘s relationship with Prince William wasn’t the only thing she acquired during her time at the University of St Andrews in Scotland; she also earned a degree in Art History. Last night, the Duchess of Cambridge put her previous studies to good use at the National Portrait Gallery’s fourth Portrait Gala, where she has been a patron since 2012.

The black tie soirée served to raise funds for the Gallery’s upcoming shows. This includes “Coming Home,” a program focused on returning portraits of important figures back to locations that are specific to them, for a loan period of three years. For example, a painting of David Beckham will make a journey to Essex, while a portrait of the Brontë sisters will momentarily reside in Yorkshire.

However, last night the art on display included two new exhibitions, “Gillian Wearing and Claude Cahun: Behind The Mask, Another Mask” and “Howard Hodgkin: Absent Friends.” There was also art to buy, including an auction of 10 masks created by a slew of creatives, including Dame Vivienne Westwood and Philip Treacy, plus “Mystery Portrait Postcards,” 100 postcard sized works by the likes of Juergen Teller, Alex Katz, Grayson Perry and other well-known artists.

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