This Incredible Photo of the Royal Family Was Taken on an iPhone
A near-perfect shot of the royal family as they walked by for Christmas Day service at Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham estate was taken by an unsuspecting subject. No, it wasn’t a paparazzo or famous photographer who took the snapshot of the year, but a regular British person standing in the crowd. They managed to snap a glorious photo of Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, after grabbing their attention with a quick “Merry Christmas!” greeting.
The Telegraph reports that Karen Murdoch, a 39-year-old British mother, took the photo with her iPhone on Christmas Day before tweeting it out to the general public. Nearly every major newspaper in England, from the Daily Mail to the Daily Telegraph, used the image on their front pages on Tuesday. The Sun‘s royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, told the press, “We had probably the 20 best photographers in the country there, and she’s scooped us all.”
After receiving attention from thousands of Twitter accounts, the photo went viral, and Murdoch hired celebrity agent Ken Goff to manage the money the photo is expected to make so that she doesn’t have to give the photo up for free. Hiring Goff is a smart move, as he projects that the perfect royal image may bring in thousands of pounds for Murdoch, who plans to spend the money on her 17-year-old daughter Rachel’s university expenses. Murdoch, who works at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, told the press her daughter would like to join her by working at the same hospital one day, revealing, “I hope this will help because she wants to go into some form of nursing. I want to be able to support her as her mum. Now I want to save money for my daughter for (university), and if I can do that and can get that opportunity, that’s amazing.”
Check out her incredible shot below:
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