‘Miserable’ Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Wedding Dubbed the ‘Worst Royal Event’ by Photographer
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married in 2018 amid all the pomp and pageantry surrounding traditional royal nuptials. However, one photographer called the wedding “miserable” and the “worst royal event” he has ever attended.
Royal photographer says Prince Harry Meghan Markle’s wedding was the ‘worst royal event’
In an interview with The Sun, Royal photographer Arthur Edwards shared his thoughts about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding. He admits, “I hated the day.”
Edwards claims, “It was a miserable day. I can tell you now, it was the worst royal engagement I ever did.”
He continued of the drama, “Harry was determined to keep the newspapers away as much as possible. Everything [the photography] was done on long lenses. It was hopeless.”
“It wasn’t just me; it was the whole British press. They were, in many ways, badly treated. Harry was angry at us for some of the things that were said about Meghan. Quite rightly, some of the things that were said about Meghan that were said during the engagement were pretty harsh and pretty unfair as well.”
“He was angry. I felt we were punished for that,” Edwards concluded.
Issues with the press continued after the couple’s son Prince Archie was born
Royal photographer Arthur Edwards told The Sun he has photographed many royal weddings in his long career. He claims that they were “lovely” compared to the experience he had snapping the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
“I’ve done some really lovely royal weddings. Both of King Charles’ weddings, William’s wedding, Andrew, Sophie and Edward. They were lovely occasions, but I just couldn’t get out of Windsor fast enough,” Edwards said of the location which hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s ceremony.
He then shared some recollections of the couple’s announcement of Prince Archie’s birth. He called that event “another disaster.”
Edwards said, “When Archie was born, that was another disaster. Because I knew we weren’t going to get a picture of it.”
The photographer continued, “Obviously, when William was born, Harry was born, George, Charlotte, and Louis, we got great pictures outside the hospital. William and Catherine especially made such an effort to show the whole world their new baby.”
However, he claims that Harry and Meghan handled their situation much differently. “We were led to believe she had gone into labor, when the baby had been born many hours earlier. We were led to believe it was going to be a home birth, but it was at a hospital. The whole thing was stage-managed to suit them.”
Despite all his professional mishaps in shooting the couple, Edwards once firmly believed that Meghan’s arrival into the House of Windsor would be an asset. “I have to say, that first year of working with Meghan on the road, I thought she was a great asset to the royal family.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left their roles as senior royals in 2020
After two years of marriage, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left their roles as senior royals. The couple announced the news on January 8, 2020, via Instagram.
Their message began, “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to 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.”
However, Queen Elizabeth was reportedly not in favor of part-time work. On January 18, 2020, she wrote that she hoped Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back from full-time duties to the crown “allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle subsequently settled in California. The couple has two children, Prince Archie, and Princess Lilibet.
