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The Sun
04-07-2025
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King Charles' favourite royal tour paintings revealed as his private collection is put on display at Buckingham Palace
IT is 40 years since King Charles, then Prince of Wales, first took an artist with him on a royal tour. The Sun's celebrated royal photographer Arthur Edwards was on that first trip, when society portrait painter John Ward joined Charles and Diana on their 17-day tour to Italy in 1985. 15 15 15 William and Harry were only tots and travelled with their parents on the Royal Yacht Britannia. After each foreign tour, Charles chooses his favourite paintings and displays them in private at his homes, Clarence House, Highgrove, Birkhall and Sandringham. But from next Thursday, the public can see them for the first time when summer visitors to Buckingham Palace will be able to view paintings by 43 royal artists from 70 incredible tours in 90 countries around the world. Arthur has been given an exclusive preview of the paintings – and here he shares his memories and favourite photos from royal journeys with the King and his artists. Galapagos Isles, 2009 THE highlight of Charles and Camilla's tour to Chile, Brazil and Ecuador was a visit to the Galapagos Islands, home to the most incredible wildlife. A mix-up over boat times meant artist Richard Foster nearly missed the trip to uninhabited North Seymour Island, but thankfully the coastguard came to his aid. And he managed to paint the Prince and Duchess on this lump of Pacific lava rock home to the rare blue-footed booby bird and iguanas so tame they don't see humans as a threat. My favourite photograph on this tour is of the couple getting up close with the famous giant tortoises. One of the great joys of my life is seeing amazing places. Sadly, this visit was limited to three days in paradise. King Charles waves to royal fans as he leaves Buckingham Palace with Queen Camilla for Trooping the Colour 15 15 India and Nepal, 1993 THIS was the royal tour that Princess Diana hijacked with her historic solo photo at the Taj Mahal. Artist Martin Yeoman, who painted this picture of an arched entrance to the Red Fort at Agra, accidentally strayed outside the official tour. When he tried to rejoin the others, local security did not believe him until eventually a junior official vouched for him. Just before Diana posed for that picture at the Taj Mahal, I was the only photographer to go with her to the fort. She posed up, arms folded, looking absolutely stunning with the most beautiful smile. With a long lens, I was able to get the Taj Mahal in the background. I rate it in the top five best pictures I ever took of Diana. Uganda and Turkey, 2007 15 15 AFTER a couple of days in Uganda's capital Kampala for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, the royals travelled to the city of Jinja, on the banks of Lake Victoria, the source of the River Nile. While I was photographing the royal couple on a boat, Camilla took out her camera and snapped a picture of me. Later on the tour, I admired the work of artist Mungo McCosh, who painted this picture of Charles and Camilla crossing the Golden Horn in Istanbul. I had been trying to photograph the scene for half an hour without much success and I told Mungo: 'The pencil can do something the camera can't.' Today, nearly 20 years later, I still remember being entranced while photographing the mind-blowing whirling dervishes. Egypt, 2006 15 I HAD been to Egypt five times and was ill on each occasion. At one point, Diana's doctor had to treat me. So the last time, in 2022, I took no chances by carrying my own food and water. Back in 2006, we travelled to a desert oasis at Siwa, where artist Sarah Butterfield captured this scene of a local by the water. I got a wonderful photograph of the recently married couple. Walking uphill, Camilla linked arms with Charles and they were both wearing white hats. One newspaper called them Fred & Gladys – the nicknames they gave each other early in their relationship. Sri Lanka and India, 2013 15 15 CHARLES was going to be 65 on the day we flew to Sri Lanka from India. The Sun had created a special front page with the headline OAP – Old Aged Prince – complete with ads for free eye tests and discounts at Specsavers. I wanted to present it to him on the plane and, despite a lot of haggling, his press secretary was reluctant to allow it. Suddenly, lovely Camilla appeared, took me to the front of the flight and said: 'Darling, Arthur's got a present for you.' Charles laughed because his Sun front page was very funny. Then I asked if I could have a picture taken of me giving the Prince the present. He asked, 'What's it for?' and when I told him, 'Tomorrow's paper', he replied, 'OK, but against my better judgment'. I will never forget the relief when I got that photo back to London. It was on this trip that artist Catherine Goodman, who captured Mumbai's Gateway Of India in charcoal and gouache, said to me: 'I'd like to paint your portrait'. I thought she was joking, but after 12 hours of sittings, my picture hung in the National Portrait Gallery. I never found out who suggested it – but I suspect the idea came from the VIP at the front of the plane! New Zealand, 2012 15 15 PRINCE Charles's tour to New Zealand to mark the late Queen's Diamond Jubilee began with an Armistice Day service in Auckland. Local artist Sue Wild, wearing a home-made pinny to carry her watercolours, brushes and pencils, painted this wonderful picture. Three days later, on the future King's birthday, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key led a rendition of the Beatles song When I'm Sixty-Four at a government reception. Being 64 didn't stop Charles dancing with well-wishers in the streets of Christchurch. I have been to New Zealand half a dozen times with the Prince and in 2005 took my favourite photo of him – with an albatross in Dunedin. The giant bird and its chick were just three feet from Charles, who was there to warn about the slaughter of these majestic creatures in discarded fishing nets. He is so passionate that even as King, he will go to any lengths to highlight the damage being done to the environment. Ireland, 1995 15 15 IT wasn't until the mid-Nineties that Prince Charles went on an official visit to the Republic of Ireland for the first time – though that's understandable given the long years of conflict there. Huge crowds lined O'Connell Street in Dublin, where a couple of IRA demonstrators kicked off, then suddenly they disappeared. Nothing was going to interrupt this tour. Later, Charles walked in the garden of the President's house with Mary Robinson. I photographed her pointing out the light that is never extinguished so that Irish people who emigrate know they will always be welcomed back. Later, the Prince went across to Delphi Lodge on the border between Counties Galway and Mayo, where artist Derek Hill painted this beautiful landscape. It was not until 2011 that Queen Elizabeth made her first visit to Dublin. Since 2015, Charles has gone almost every year to a different part of Ireland to celebrate the goodwill between our two countries. The King's Tour Artists forms part of the public visitor route at Buckingham Palace from July 10. 15
The Sun
15-06-2025
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I know the exact moment Prince Harry had second thoughts about how he's treated the King & why he looks so sad, says pro
PRINCE Harry had an exact moment of having 'second thoughts' about how he's treated his cancer-stricken father King Charles, according to royal experts. The Duke of Sussex, 40, has had a rollercoaster few years since ditching royal duties and relocating to California with Meghan Markle, 43. 6 6 6 After criticising his family in his bombshell Spare memoir and Netflix documentary, experts have claimed things came to a head following his court case. Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, legendary royal photographer Arthur Edwards claimed: 'He's probably just still feeding the chickens. 'I don't know what he does every day. He probably takes the kids to the park and stuff like that. 'But he doesn't seem to be having a real role now.' Arthur claimed that Prince Harry may have had a moment of second guessing his decisions in his bombshell BBC interview he did in May following losing his security court case. The royal photographer said: 'He looked so sad in that, and so really down and not upbeat like he was normally. 'I feel somehow he's having probably second thoughts. Maybe this is not such a great idea.' Royal Correspondent Bronte Coy agreed on the show, and shared: 'I thought the same. That was only a month ago. 'For better or worse, Meghan's forging ahead with her path. But seeing Harry look exactly as you say, looking so defeated. 'But from that interview and the things he was saying, it just appears he seems quite stuck.' I've seen signs of how stressed Prince Harry is recently - he's killed any chance of reconciliation with King ITV's Royal Editor Chris Ship argued that if Prince Harry does want to reconcile with his father, as he stated in the BBC chat, the video was 'exactly the thing not to do.' He explained: 'Because now, you know, they can't share anything private with him because they're worried it will just end up in the public realm.' Arthur stated that if Prince Harry had said 'sorry Pop, I do want to see you', it 'might have had a difference.' However, the royal photographer did say that his BBC plea was 'coming from his heart.' He added: 'I thought he looked so sad, you know, so sad. 'Maybe because he'd just lost half a million, one and a half million quid, maybe that's what made him sad.' 6 HARRY'S BOMBSHELL CHAT The Royal gave an extraordinary interview after losing his appeal against the decision to remove his taxpayer-funded security. A tragic revelation in the bombshell interview was when Prince Harry revealed that his father, King Charles, won't speak to him. Harry said when making the emotional admission: "He won't speak to me because of this security stuff." Harry and William are also said to be barely on speaking terms. William was reportedly 'blindsided' by Harry's decision to ditch his duties to live in his Montecito mansion with Meghan and the pair have yet to make amends. Another blow to the Royal relationships struck when Harry released his memoir Spare in 2023. Harry didn't hold back in the controversial book which caused a deeper chasm between him and his brother. In the bombshell memoir, he detailed Megxit and how the Royal family brand Meghan "difficult" and "rude." He slammed Queen Camilla as a villain and was highly criticised for outing his family for cash. 6 "There have been so many disagreements, differences between me and some of my family," he added. "This current situation - ongoing for 5 years - is the sticking point. "Of course some members of my family will never forgive me for writing the book, for lots of things." He says the future of him, his family, and their relationship with the UK will depend on King Charles. Keen for the family to make up, the Duke says whether a reconciliation is on the cards will ultimately be up to his father, saying: "It's in his hands." He added: "I have no idea how much longer my father has - he is no longer speaking to me - but it would be nice to reconcile. "It would be nice to have that reconciliation part now. If they don't want that, that's entirely up to them." Why did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step back as senior working royals? PRINCE Harry has always wanted out of the Royal Family and the repercussions will be felt for years, an expert has claimed. The Duke of Sussex has lived in California with his wife Meghan Markle since 2020 after they dramatically quit their jobs as working royals and moved across the pond. Katie Nicholl, who is Vanity Fair's royal correspondent, told The Sun's Royal Exclusive show that Megxit did not come as a surprise to her. Speaking to The Sun's Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson, the commentator explained: "Anyone who knows Harry is aware he's always wanted a way out of the Royal Family. "He's said multiple times on the record that he wished he'd never been born a prince. "I think he really is living the life he wants to now. It's very, very sad that it's played out the way it has.' In a statement made on the Sussexes' Instagram account as they stepped back in 2020, the pair wrote: "After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution. "We intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen. "It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment. "We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages. "This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.'
The Sun
13-06-2025
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I've seen signs of how stressed Harry is recently – he's killed any chance of reconciliation with King, expert says
A ROYAL expert says Prince Harry seems "down and sad" having killed any change of mending bridges with his father. Last month, the royal launched into an astonishing rant on the BBC after losing his legal challenge to get back his tax-payer funded security. 6 6 The 40-year-old made a series of bombshell claims about the Royal Family - all the while insisting he wanted reconciliation. King Charles was said to be "frustrated and upset" by his son's tirade. Renowned royal photographer Arthur Edwards told the Royal Exclusive Show that Harry looked "so sad" in the interview. He told The Sun's Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson that Harry "doesn't seem to be having a real role now" as Meghan delves into her various business ventures. He said: "And I keep thinking back to that video he made when he lost the court case. And he looked so sad in that, so really down and not upbeat like he was normally. "I feel somehow he's having probably second thoughts. All he wanted to do was reconcile with his father. "The thing is, if he'd only said sorry on that interview, 'sorry, Pop, you know, I do want to see you' - I think that might have had a different [effect]. "But in many ways, it was coming from his heart, I thought. His father is not well, he's concerned - it's his father." "I did feel that was a change in his attitude. I mean, I haven't seen anything in five years. and then suddenly he comes out with that. "I thought he looked so sad, you know, so sad." The Sun's Royal Editor called Harry's interview "one of their biggest mistakes" and said "it came from a place of anger". Prince Harry's biggest bombshells: Prince Harry lost his publicly-funded security appeal in a humiliating blow today Harry claimed the King WON'T speak to him 'because of this security stuff' He said he 'can't see a world' where he would bring his wife and children to the UK Harry revealed he has 'forgiven' his family and was up for reconciliation - but claimed it was ALL down to Charles The royal described his court loss as a 'good old fashioned establishment stitch up' He also said he feels 'let down' by his country and reached out to the PM for help. Buckingham Palace breaks its silence with a scathing statement after the bombshell interview Prince Harry says he 'doesn't know how long King Charles has left' The Royal gave the extraordinary interview after losing his appeal against the decision to remove his taxpayer-funded security. In a fresh scathing attack, the Duke of Sussex unleashed a host of new claims including how dad Charles is no longer speaking to him and how he's "uncovered his worst fears". The Duke of Sussex said he would "love reconciliation" with the royal family. This comes after years of feuding with the family, including his own brother Prince William. The feud between the Duke and his family started when he and Meghan Markle announced on January 8, 2020, that they would be stepping down as 'senior' members of the Royal Family. A tragic revelation in the bombshell interview was when Prince Harry revealed that his father, King Charles, won't speak to him. Harry said when making the emotional admission: "He won't speak to me because of this security stuff." Harry and William are also said to be barely on speaking terms. William was reportedly 'blindsided' by Harry's decision to ditch his duties to live in his Montecito mansion with Meghan and the pair have yet to make amends. Another blow to the Royal relationships struck when Harry released his memoir Spare in 2023. Harry didn't hold back in the controversial book which caused a deeper chasm between him and his brother. In the bombshell memoir, he detailed Megxit and how the Royal family brand Meghan "difficult" and "rude." He slammed Queen Camilla as a villain and was highly criticised for outing his family for cash. The Duke of Sussex chillingly suggested it would be the Firm's fault if anything happened to him or wife Meghan Markle. He said he misses the UK and it is "sad" that he won't be able to show his children his homeland. A Palace Spokesperson said at the time: "All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion." 6 6 6 Prince Harry is 'pointing finger' & 'wants to blame everybody else' in bombshell interview as he 'fumes over court loss' PRINCE Harry is pointing the finger in his bombshell interview after losing his battle for taxpayer-funded security, an expert slams. The Duke responded to losing his court fight over his security in the UK in a bombshell BBC interview - in which he blamed a number of people for not giving him what he believes is sufficient security. The Duke chillingly suggested it would be the Firm's fault if anything happened to him or wife Meghan Markle and that he feels unsafe to bring his children to the UK. Broadcaster and royal biographer Hugo Vickers, 72, said it's not unlike Harry to play the blame game and it's about time he takes some accountability. Vickers told The Sun: "I think he's pointing the finger pretty much at all of us really. "He's always angry and so he's sort of doing what he does so often you know which is to blame other people. "That is what they do the whole time. "They're always telling us what they think and what they feel and telling us that we're in the wrong and they're in the right. "He wants to attribute blame to everybody else - I mean he never seems to accept that he, himself, has done quite a few things which on the whole we don't really like." After losing the appeal over receiving security for himself and his family - after battling for three-and-a-half years - Prince Harry expressed he was immensely disappointed with the verdict.
The Sun
12-06-2025
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I hid in a bush to get bikini shots of pregnant Diana – it's the photo I regret most says The Sun's royal photographer
GLANCING across the polo pitch, Arthur Edwards' eyes land on the golden 'D' hanging around the young woman's neck. He approaches the shy young girl and after asking politely she agrees to pose for a photo, an image that would later go down in history. 11 11 It was the Sun's royal photographer's very first photograph of Lady Diana Spencer, then 19. But rather than hitting the front page, the iconic portrait spent weeks in a drawer. 'Although I was told by royal equerries that Lady Diana Spencer was Prince Charles' new girlfriend, I had a hard time believing it,' Arthur says. 'He was 32 at the time and I remember thinking 'he's not running around with teenagers.'' However, six weeks later and by pure coincidence Arthur had their relationship confirmed. FURIOUS PRINCE Speaking as part of Life Stories, The Sun's YouTube series that features ordinary people who have had extraordinary lives, he explains: 'I was driving along the River Dee up in Balmoral to the Braemar Games and I saw Prince Charles fishing and next to him was Diana Spencer. 'So I jumped out of the car, grabbed the camera and rushed to snap a picture. 'She saw me, she rushed through the bushes. I managed to get a picture of him running up through the woods. 'Prince Charles was angry, god was he angry. He threw the fishing rod down and stormed off. 'The following day we ran the photo I had taken of Diana at the polo on the front page and underneath the headline was 'Lady Diana Spencer, all the qualities to be Queen.'' I was Diana's bodyguard - I know what she would have told Harry before he left & witnessed William's hate for fame It was a career defining moment for Arthur who in half a century on The Sun, Arthur has travelled to 120 countries, taking photos of not just the Royal Family but many of the world's biggest names. But unlike many paps the lorry driver's son, who left school at 15, was as much a hit with his subjects as he was with his editors. Diana once described him as her favourite royal photographer and he was among those who regularly joined Prince Harry for a drink following a royal tour. And last month he was congratulated by Queen Camilla personally when he picked up a Lifetime Achievement gong. Arthur, 84, says that the secret to getting his subjects on side has always been to 'ask nicely.' He explains: 'Most people are nice and if you're pleasant you'll get a similar reception back is what I have always found. 'One of the most iconic photographs I took of Diana in the see-through skirt in 1980 was taken because I travelled to the nursery she was working at and asked her nicely. 'I always say, you get more with sugar than you do with vinegar.' 11 11 11 11 However, Arthur is the first to admit that niceties weren't always part of his nature and that while starting out he took an 'aggressive approach.' 'AGGRESSIVE APPROACH' 'When I started doing the job, I wasn't bothered one way about the Royal Family,' he explains. 'The thing about the newspaper business is you can't come back empty handed, editors don't want excuses, they want pictures. 'So I was aggressive and some of the things I did then I'd be ashamed of today.' Arthur says there is one incident that he particularly regrets from his early career. 'I went to the Bahamas in 1982 while Diana was pregnant with William and photographed her in a bikini on the beach with Charles,' he says. 'There would be uproar over that now. 'It was probably one of the things I regret because they didn't see me as I was hiding in the bushes. 'I got great pictures of course but I got a lot of stick for it. 'The only person who was pleased with the photos was my editor, even the office driver was disgusted with what I had done.' Our royal photographer, who still works full-time at 84, was presented with the first Lifetime Achievement gong at the British Press Awards in May. Arthur, who joined The Sun in December 1974, received it as the biggest names in journalism gathered to salute the best in the business. And Queen Camilla sent a congratulatory message on behalf of King Charles and herself. She said: 'I cannot think of anyone who deserves it more. "Not just for your decades of hard graft and talent, but in recognition of the enduring respect, admiration and affection that I know is felt for you across your whole industry — and indeed across the Royal Household. "For more years than either of us care to remember, you have brought your trademark charm, humour and outstanding skill to countless events.' However, Arthur says that Diana was able to have the last laugh when she eventually confronted him about the photographs on the royal couple's Australian tour the following year. 'During the tour Diana asked me how much I was paid for the pictures and I said, 'nothing, ma'am. I said, I just got expenses like I was doing a court case in Bradford',' he says. 'She smiled and said, 'pass me the Kleenex.' 'She wasn't offended, so I felt a lot better about it after that.' It wasn't just Diana who saw the funny side of some of Arthur's more controversial photos. 'I remember one occasion when I was photographing a young Charles leaving a polo match in the late 70s. I caught the back of his head which showed his bald spot,' Arthur says. While I was no superfan of the monarchy when I started out, as I spent more time with Charles I realised he was something very special Arthur Edwards 'The following Wednesday, I'm at another polo match at Windsor and his security told me that Charles wanted a word with me. 'He asked me if I was the man who had taken the photo and then asked me how many people had seen it. 'When I told him the paper readership was around seven or eight million he said 'oh my God, that's why everyone is taking a photo of the back of my head wherever I go!'' That was Arthur's first conversation with the now King, and the pair have gone on to have many more since with the photographer one of the monarch's greatest champions. KING'S CHAMPION 'While I was no superfan of the monarchy when I started out, as I spent more time with Charles I realised he was something very special,' Arthur says. 'Over the years I have observed him truly throw himself into his environmental and charity work with real passion. 'And so when he faced criticism from a government minister and Mr Murdoch asked me to write an opinion piece on our then future monarch I gladly did it. 11 11 'I highlighted all the good he did and he must have seen it because our relationship changed over time. 'I became a tremendous supporter of him from that onwards and ultimately so did the paper. 'He was no longer the playboy prince who was ridiculed for talking to his plants but a real champion of the nation and one of the reasons I am still working today at 84.' Sadly, the same can not be said for the King's youngest son. HARRY'S CRUELTY Once one of Prince Harry's biggest supporters, Arthur says that he has been astonished by his 'cruelty.' 'When it comes to a reconciliation I never say never but I think the problem is the damage has been done,' Arthur says. 'While the Oprah interview might have been Meghan's doing, the tell-all Spare book was all Harry and that was pretty damn cruel. 'He mentioned that he wanted a reconciliation in his recent interview with the BBC but what he should have been saying was 'sorry.'' While he might think of himself as the 'Spare', Arthur says that his own experience proved that he was anything but. 'I think it's such a shame Harry calls himself that as he was far more than a 'spare', he was a vital part of the royal family,' Arthur explains. I think it's such a shame Harry calls himself that as he was far more than a 'spare', he was a vital part of the royal family Arthur Edwards 'He was by far as our readers were concerned, I thought he was their most popular member of the royal family. 'He was a super guy to work with and I loved working with him. 'At the end of every trip we would all go to the pub and they would close the bar for Harry and then we'd have an hour and a half where we'd chat. 'He would be candid too, Harry always told you when he didn't like a picture 'I remember him once telling me that he would do everything in his power to help us out, and he really did. 'Now it's hard to sort of say anything nice about him but in my heart, I hope one day, somehow he can come back and work for the country.' Meanwhile Arthur, who has worked for The Sun for over 50 years, plans to continue serving his own role for as long as he can. He adds: 'My job is a way of life and it's been a way of life for 50 years. 'I've enjoyed every bit of it and I plan to carry on as long as that's still the case. 'As Piers Morgan once said, 'treat every day as your last because one day you'll be right'.' 11
The Sun
11-06-2025
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Meghan hiding her kids' faces is a scheme, she'll be making money from the big reveal in no time, expert says
THE Duchess of Sussex hiding her children's faces is a money-making scheme, according to a royal expert. The Sun's Royal photographer Arthur Edwards accused Meghan Markle of "exploiting" her kids after posting rare footage of them at Disneyland last week. 5 5 5 Meghan posted a montage of her family as they went to the Californian theme park to celebrate Lilibet's fourth birthday. The video on Instagram showed both her and Prince Harry beaming as they tackled various rides and sported Mickey Mouse ears. But the ex-Suits actress covered up both Archie, five, and Lilibet's faces with emojis and purposefully took other shots angled from behind. She captioned the video: "Thank you @disneyland for giving our family two days of pure joy!" The Sun's Royal photographer Arthur Edwards slammed Meghan's post as a "money-making scheme". Speaking on The Sun's Royal Exclusive show, he said: "I don't know why we can't see the children's faces. "I think she's obviously got some sort of scheme there where she might want some money ties on one day, I don't know. "But those children, I feel sorry for them really. I mean, they've got cousins here, they're never going to meet and never going to play with. "There's palaces here and castles here that they could enjoy as well and spend summer holidays with their cousins. I feel really sorry for them, cooped up in that place. "Will we ever see their faces? I don't know, maybe one day she'll produce a calendar or something of her children's faces and that'll be sort of another Meghan special." The footage starts with Lilibet excitedly dragging her dad through the park entrance before she is given a special greeting by a Disney princess. Next, the whole family are seen on a log flume and then the four-year-old appears on a Dumbo ride. It was reminiscent of photos taken of the Duke when he was eight and his mother Diana took him and William to Walt Disney World in Florida in 1993. The trio also took a trip to UK-theme park Alton Towers the following year. Chris Ship, ITV Royal Editor, added: "If you want to put your kids on social media, that's absolutely fine, you're taking that responsibility as a parent. "You've also got every right to keep them private and not put them on. "I just don't really like this, here's a picture of my kid, I'm going to put a big emoji over their face so you can't see because that's me protecting their privacy. "I'd rather not see them at all, if you want to protect them, rather than show them the corner of their ear in a photo." 5 5
