Royals Kate Middleton's 40th Birthday Portraits Are Going on Display — in Four Places Close to Her Heart The Duchess of Cambridge personally selected where she wanted her birthday portraits to be displayed By Simon Perry Published on March 16, 2022 11:31 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Kate Middleton on her 40th birthday. Photo: Paolo Roversi Kate Middleton's birthday portraits are going on tour! The stunning shots of the Duchess of Cambridge, which were taken by fashion photographer Paolo Roversi in November ahead of the royal's 40th birthday on January 9, will be displayed in venues across the U.K. that have special ties to the royal. One will be shown near Bucklebury, Berkshire, where she grew up, another will be displayed at the University of St. Andrews, where she and Prince William met and fell in love as freshmen and one will appear in Anglesey, north Wales, where the couple lived as newlyweds. The portraits will eventually enter the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, of which Kate is Patron. Ahead of the Portrait Gallery's re-opening in 2023, the photographs will be part of its Coming Home project, a nationwide initiative that sees portraits of well-known individuals being sent to locations that they are closely associated with. The black-and-white shot of the Duchess of Cambridge looking to the left will be displayed at St. James the Less in the Berkshire village of Pangbourne from March 22 until April 5. From April 7 until June 4, it will then appear at the Reading Museum, which is close to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, where Kate was born in 1982. Prince William and the Kids Helped Choose One of Kate Middleton's Birthday Portraits — See Their Pick! Kate Middleton on her 40th birthday. Paolo Roversi The church "has welcomed the Middleton family as parishioners over several generations and the Reading Museum was chosen due to its proximity to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, where The Duchess was born," the National Portrait Gallery said in a statement. The striking image of Kate in a red Alexander McQueen gown will be displayed between June 13 and September 30 at the Wardlaw Museum at the University of St. Andrews, where she and William started dating. The third photo of Kate in a one-shoulder white dress is headed to Anglesey's Oriel Môn museum between July 16 and October 2. The island, in northwest Wales, is where the couple lived together in their early years of marriage while William worked as an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot. Kate Middleton Is Embracing Change Ahead of 40th Birthday: 'She Has Come Into Her Own' Kate Middleton on her 40th birthday. Paolo Roversi Nicholas Cullinan, the director of the gallery, said in a statement, "The Duchess of Cambridge has been a very committed Patron of the National Portrait Gallery since 2012, reflecting a great interest in photography and portraiture. As one of her first and earliest patronages, we are delighted to be sharing Paolo Roversi's wonderful portraits, taking each to a place of resonance across the United Kingdom for Her Royal Highness as part of our Coming Home project." Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! Kate is usually the one behind the camera, snapping photos of her and Prince William's three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The royal couple recently shared a new photo of the family on their annual Christmas card.