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Photographer shares how Queen Elizabeth’s quick-witted joke eased the tension and brought laughter during Harry and Meghan’s high-pressure wedding day shoot.
Photographer Alexi Lubomirski recalls how the Queen’s witty comeback brought smiles and eased tension during the much-watched Harry and Meghan wedding day. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding day behind-the-scenes moments are making headlines again and this time thanks to their photographer Alexi Lubomirski, who shared a funny story on TikTok to mark their seven-year anniversary.
Lubomirski revealed how the late Queen Elizabeth’s sharp wit helped ease the tension during the high-pressure photo shoot at St George’s Chapel. The wedding was watched by nearly two billion people worldwide, and nerves were running high as crowds lined the streets of Windsor.
The Sussexes had asked Lubomirski to shoot their wedding photos after he had done their engagement pictures. Nervous about impressing the royal family, he even asked Harry for advice. Harry told him, “My grandparents have taken so many pictures, it’s not their fun part. If you don’t get it quickly, they’re just going to move out.”
And Harry was right. Lubomirski was still setting up when the Queen and Prince Philip arrived early. Apologizing, he said, “I’m terribly sorry Your Majesty, we’re going to be about five minutes.”
The Queen’s dry reply? “It’s not me you need to worry about.” She was, of course, referring to Philip.
Royal biographer Ingrid Seward once described the Queen as “a master of understatement delivered in her best deadpan voice”.
As reported by the UK newspaper Daily Mailthe photographer described Prince Philip as ‘a very witty man’ with a ‘sense of mischief.’
But the late Queen Elizabeth was known to be less patient.
American photographer Annie Leibovitz revealed in the BBC documentary A Year with the Queen that the monarch was not always an easy subject to photograph.
In March 2007, Leibovitz had planned to shoot the Queen at Windsor Castle, hoping to capture her riding one of her many horses.
Instead, she was given only 25 minutes at Buckingham Palace. The Queen arrived late and was reportedly ‘perturbed,’ telling the photographer, “I don’t have much time.”
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev…Read More
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev… Read More
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