News and Press
Browse through our news stories to see the latest about Face Britain following the official launch on September 14th 2011 - the Patrons that have signed up to support the project, resources for teachers, events to celebrate the project... and lots more!
Latest News Stories 
Face Britain projection breaks world record!
20/06/12: Hundreds of thousands of children break record
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Kids makeover Buckingham Palace for HM The Queen’s Jubilee
23/04/12: Kid's self portraits cover Buckingham Palace
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Face Britain projection dates announced
10/04/12: Face Britain will be projecting tens of thousands of children’s self portraits onto Buckingham Palace
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Face Britain Auctions Announced
1 April 2012: We have two auctions coming up where you could bid for an exclusive portrait by a celebrity or famous artist.
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Famous Faces Auctioning Self Portraits For Children & the Arts
20/02/2012: Self portraits to be auctioned
in aid of the charity.
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Self portraits come flooding in
Celebrities get their creative juices flowing for Face Britain
02/02/12: Celebrities are creating their own self portraits for Face Britain Read More >
Schools get involved in Face Britain
11/01/2012: The new year has brought lots more portraits Read More >
BBC World Class Releases Assembly Packs to Support Face Britain
15/11/11: BBC World Class assembly pack for primary and secondary schools. Read More >
Face Britain on Blue Peter
21/10/2011 :
This week Face Britain was featured
on Blue Peter.
Over 350 schools already getting involved in Face Britain!
17/10/2011: Schools across the country are getting involved in Face Britain Read More >
New Patrons announced for Face Britain!
26/09/2011: Even more Famous Faces supporting Face Britain
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Face Britain officially launched!
14/09/2011: After an exciting launch Face Britain is up and running!
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Face Britain to launch this week!
13/09/2011: Wednesday sees the offical launch of Face Britain.
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David James, Eleanor Updale & James Naughtie - Face Britain Patrons
09/09/2011: New Face Britain patrons!
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Brand new portrait by Justin de Villeneuve!
02/06/2011: Justin de Villeneuve creates self-portrait for the Face Britain gallery.
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Darcey Bussell lends her support
02/06/2011: Darcey Bussell is our fabulous latest portrait addtion to the patron gallery.
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Face Britain Website Live!
Schools to get ready for Face Britain
Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ self portrait
17/05/2011: The first self portrait to enter our Famous Faces gallery!
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Derren Brown is latest Face Britain Patron!
17/05/2011: Another Famous Face enters the Face Britain list of Patrons!
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Press Releases 
Brand new portrait by Justin de Villeneuve!
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The latest self portrait to be added to the Famous Faces gallery comes from the multi-talented Justin de Villeneuve. We greatly appreciate Justin’s support and hope that you enjoy his striking self portrait.
He is best known for discovering the famous supermodel ‘Twiggy’ but his accolades are many and varied. Please take a closer look at his portrait on the Famous Faces page and read more about his achievements.
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