The beach photo was taken by Arthur Edwards, which has been made into a documentary.
In the middle of all the filming, the sun started to shine, and Arthur Edwards took a great photo of Diana. Britbox
British royal photographer Arthur Edwards reveals in a recent documentary how the sensational Princess of Wales of her time About Diana born in. Arthur: A Life with the Royal Family out today on Britbox and C More. They are paid streaming services.
Edwards has photographed British courts since the 1970s. He also managed to capture the first picture of Diana Spencer As Charles’ potential love interest, Diana arrived at one of Charles’ numerous horse polo matches. Even then, however, there was no certainty about the quality of the relationship, especially when Diana was only 19 years old and Charles was 12 years older than her.
Arthur Edwards’ first picture of the young Diana Spencer, the future Princess of Wales. Britbox
When the couple’s relationship was confirmed, Edwards headed to Diana’s workplace at Young England Nursery. The photographer asked the young woman to pose in the park next to the kindergarten. Diana agreed. In the picture, he has a couple of children in his arms.
– In the middle of the filming session, the sun started to shine. Diana’s beautiful legs stood out from under the transparent skirt, Edwards recalls in the documentary how chance played a part in the creation of the image that caused a stir.
– Many have told me that I shouldn’t have taken that picture. But I didn’t put him in that position for the picture. The sun just came out. The image has become iconic.
Arthur Edwards photographed Diana for 17 years until her tragic death. Britbox
Some years ago, Edwards told an American about the same picture Today’s in the interview.
– I swear I didn’t do it on purpose. I didn’t take the picture to embarrass him, but it was such a good picture that it couldn’t be left unpublished.
Arthur: A Life with the Royal Family out today on Britbox & C More. See program information for streaming services at Telku.