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Anna Wintour has tried so hard to land the Duchess of Cambridge on the cover of American Vogue.

Instead, Her Royal Highness chose to mark the collaboration between the National Portrait Gallery and British Vogue, celebrating the magazine’s 100th anniversary.

Catherine posed for ten portraits, available when the issue hits newsstands on May 5th.  

Two of them, shot by photographer Josh Olins, are currently on display at the gallery, of which HRH is a patron.

This is Catherine’s first-ever magazine cover; she follows in the footsteps of the Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.