From Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s South African adventure to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s historic visit to Pakistan, 2019 has been a busy year for the British royal family.
Cosmopolitan spoke to Shutterstock’s Official Royal Photographer, Tim Rooke, who selected his favourite royal photos from the year.
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The first photo comes from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent trip to South Africa with their son Archie Harrison.
The former Suits actress attended a solo engagement at the University of Johannesburg where she discussed the need for support for women in higher education.
The second snap is from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s historic visit to Pakistan.
“This specific photo was taken outside a mosque, in fact, the same mosque where I have also photographed Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall on a previous tour,” revealed Rooke.
Rooke’s third and final pick is of Queen Elizabeth.
The photographer says it’s hard to get a photo of the Her Majesty smiling, which is exactly what he did in this photo.
“When I shot this, she had just been given a bunch of flowers by someone and is looking directly at them” added Tim.
He continued: The Queen often takes a striking image because of the bright colours she wears and this one is no different.
Rooke also said that within hours of taking the photo, he “received a message from the editor of Majesty Magazine who told me the photo was being used on the front cover of the latest magazine and went to print that day.”
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