Arthur Edwards | |
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Born | Arthur John Edwards 12 August 1940 London, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Education | St Bernard's Grammar School |
Alma mater | Anglia Ruskin University |
Occupation | Photographer |
Employer | The Sun |
Known for | Taking photographs of the British royal family |
Arthur Edwards (born 12 August 1940) is a British photographer, working for The Sun newspaper, who specialises in pictures of the British royal family, with whom he has toured often. [1]
Edwards was born in August 1940, and educated at St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, Stepney, London. [2] His mother worked as a cleaner and bought him his first camera, after saving from her wages. [3]
He joined The Sun in 1975, and has been with them ever since. [4]
He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 September 2011. [3]
Edwards was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "outstanding service to newspapers" and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University in 2012. [5] [6]
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