Washington D.C.: The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton who recently received the prestigious first salute during a military concert has now been honoured with another patronage. On Tuesday, Queen Elizabeth II passed on the patron of The Royal Photographic Society title to the Duchess of Cambridge after fulfilling the role for 67 years.

The Kensington Palace on Instagram posted a two posts to share the news. The first post which had a vintage photo of the Queen, said, "Her Majesty The Queen became Patron of the Royal Photographic Society, one of the world's oldest photographic societies, in 1952. Today The Queen has passed the patronage of the Royal Photographic Society to The Duchess of Cambridge, ahead of The Duchess's visit to a photography workshop run by The Royal Photographic Society and Action for Children, another of The Duchess's patronages."