Kate Middleton: Duchess of Cambridge is Vogue cover star for magazine's 100th anniversary edition

'The Duchess is incredibly grateful to the team at British Vogue and at the National Portrait Gallery for asking her to take part'

The centenary issue cover star has been a patron of the National Portrait Gallery since 2012 (Josh Olin/PA Wire)

The Duchess of Cambridge is to appear on the cover of the 100th anniversary edition of British Vogue, with several of the photos unveiled in the National Portrait Gallery today.

The photographs, taken by British photographer Josh Olins, were taken on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk and will be featured in the June edition of the magazine.

“British Vogue has given a platform to some of the most renowned photographer’s in this country’s history,” said a spokesperson for the Duchess.

“The Duchess is incredibly grateful to the team at British Vogue and at the National Portrait Gallery for asking her to take part“.

The centenary issue cover star has been a patron of the National Portrait Gallery since 2012 and her Vogue photos will be exhibited there for the next three weeks.

(Josh Olin/PA Wire (Josh Olin/PA Wire)

The Duchess is the third senior member of the Royal family to appear on a Vogue cover, following her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana and the Princess Royal.

Alexandra Shulman, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue said it had been a wonderful experience working on the edition.

The images for the June edition were styled by British Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chambers and the Duchess was dressed in items by British designer Burberry and French label Petit Bateau.

Vogue 100: a Century of Style is on at the National Portrait Gallery until 22 May.