Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Should Get Royal Protection, Longtime Royal Family Photographer Says

Photographer Arthur Edwards has seen the royal family through multiple generations.... SEE THE NEXT PAGES for more... Edwards started photographing the royals for The Sun in the 1970s and initially had contentious relationships with Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles. A notable 1980 argument found Edwards yelling “At least I’ve got a job!” as the royal heir rode away from him on horseback. The photographer chronicles that anecdote and many others in his upcoming memoir, Cup of Tea, Arthur? My Extraordinary 50 Years Photographing the Royal Family. He writes about how he’s formed a bond with the now-King, as well as his children and grandchildren. “It’s been a great life,” Edwards reflected in a recent interview with The Telegraph in support of his forthcoming book. “A great and interesting life — and never boring.” Having followed the royals for five decades, Edwards has photographed Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. He noted that the Prince of Wales, now 44, “hated the media” from a young age and was fond of saying, “I hate those ’tographers.” Harry, now 42, meanwhile, “used to love it — he’d poke his tongue out at you.” Although Edwards couldn’t finish reading Prince Harry’s 2023 memoir as he was irritated by what he found to be inaccurate claims, he corroborated the Duke of Sussex’s claims that he was often looked over in favor of his older brother, recalling an incident on a Norfolk beach when the princes were just 4 and 2. While the nanny was “making a big fuss of William,” a protection officer went to build a sandcastle with Harry, noting aloud that it was “the only bleeding castle you’re ever likely to get.” While he didn’t approve of the “vitriol” Prince Harry “poured on his family” in Spare, Edwards said he’s happy to have the Duke of Sussex back in the U.K. Harry and wife Meghan Markle, 45, moved their children back to his home country in August. “I’m glad he’s back, and I hope he gets involved,” Edwards said. “He was a great star. He might not be the knight in shining armour at the moment, but knowing him, he’ll bounce back. People have got short memories.” Despite the continued distance between Harry and his family, Edwards hopes to eventually see the prince back in the royal fold. “I think, hopefully, if he just stops writing books and Meghan stops making horrible jam, and they start working a bit for the family, I think things could change.” Edwards also offered his thoughts on Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, whom he described as “a prince and princess of the House of Windsor.” “What were they doing in Montecito going to an American school, when they should be here playing with their cousins?” he said. “They should be getting to run around Balmoral and Windsor.” “They should get royal protection,” he added, “because if they were kidnapped, there would be uproar.” Archie and Lilibet started school a week after the family moved back to Britain, but just two days into the term, they switched schools due to security and logistical concerns regarding their commute. Meghan and Harry, meanwhile, were both approved to receive an official risk assessment upon their return by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC), an independent U.K. Home Office committee that determines who receives taxpayer-funded police protection. Edwards praised Prince William for blossoming into “a great ambassador for the country” and finds it heartwarming that the Prince of Wales instructs his own children — Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8 — to “look at Arthur” as a friendly face among the crowd of press when they are in public. However, the photographer admits to favoring the King, having followed Charles through his tumultuous time waiting in the wings to the moment he finally took the throne. “I think he does embrace the job better than anybody, any of the others,” Edwards said. “He’s tireless. He’s “I’m a kid from East London who didn’t do too well at school, and he’s given me a great life. And I suppose in return, he’s got a fan for life, and that’s me. He’s a decent, decent man.” SOURCE : People

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Should Get Royal Protection, Longtime Royal Family Photographer Says

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