The story behind why Prince William thought hed be mocked by RAF pals over Sun legend Arthur Edwards picture

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SINCE Dianas death I have photographed her sons growing into men she would be proud of.

I got fantastic pictures of William and Kates wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011.

The story behind why Prince William thought he’d be mocked by RAF pals over Sun Legend Arthur Edward’s picture
William and Kate wave after their 2011 wedding

After the ceremony, I took some lovely shots of the newlyweds outside Buckingham Palace, which I sent to them and to Catherines mum, Carole Middleton.

I also sent a set to the Queen, and a couple of weeks later I was taking pictures of Her Majesty at a school in Windsor when she turned and thanked me for the photos of William and Kate.

As she got in the car, she smiled and added: Wasnt it a wonderful day? She was just like any other proud gran.

The following year I was on a plane with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after their visit to the remote South Pacific island of Tuvalu, where William had been presented with a floral headdress.

On the plane back to Brisbane, I asked the couple if they wanted to see my pictures.

Looking through them, William who at the time was an RAF search and rescue pilot based in Anglesey spotted the picture of him wearing the headdress of flowers and asked: Can you take that one out, Arthur?

When I enquired why, he said: The lads in the squadron will take the p**s out of me. I said: They cant do that, youre the Captain. William replied: That wont stop them!

It was at that moment I realised William is a normal bloke who will one day make a superb king.

Arthur’s picture of Diana with newborn Wills in ’82
Harry and Meghan’s wedding in 2018

When Meghan Markle first came on the scene I thought she would be a great ambassador for the country.

She had a lot to offer and I thought she would be an asset to Harry in his new royal role.

Yet when it came to their wedding, royal photographers like me were completely ignored.

Not only had I covered Williams wedding but Id photographed Prince Andrews marriage to Sarah Ferguson and both of Prince Charless weddings.

At Harry and Meghans wedding I worked all day in Windsor using a very long lens and never got one picture in the paper the next day. That made me a little bit annoyed.

But what really crowned it for me was the birth of their baby.

On behalf of Sun readers, I have covered every royal birth since Diana carried William out of hospital in London in 1982.

When Archie Harrison was born, not only were we banned from taking pictures of the baby but we were also misinformed about the timing of the birth. That all builds up resentment.

Lately, I have noticed that whenever Harry and Meghan are interviewed, she seems to give all the answers, yet he is a prince of the realm.

My feeling is she needs to work harder and say less. Harry needs to just take a leaf out of his fathers book and Meghan should just copy how Kate does it and they will be OK.

Arthur receiving his MBE in 2003
Atrhus has covered every royal birth since Diana carried William out of hospital in London in 1982