PUTTING KINDNESS IN THE FRAME THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE THOUSANDS ENTER HER PHOTO PROJECT AS WE SHOWCASE TEN MOVING IMAGES

The Duchess of Cambridge’s search to find the best pictures of life in lockdown has seen an astonishing 7,500 entries in just the first week.

And as the six-week competition continues, HELLO! has joined forces with the Duchess to showcase a wide selection of some of the entries submitted so far – which all focus on kindness during these unusual times.

The pictures shown on these pages range from a selfless teacher to NHS staff at work and were taken by amateur photographers around the country, all eager to have their pictures displayed later this year in a virtual exhibition to be called Hold Still.

All ten were taken after the Duchess, a keen photographer herself, launched the major new art project, saying: “Hold Still aims to capture a portrait of the nation, the spirit of the nation, what everyone