Arthur Edwards (photographer)

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Arthur Edwards

MBE
Born
Arthur John Edwards

(1940-08-12) 12 August 1940 (age 82)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Education St Bernard's Grammar School
Alma mater Anglia Ruskin University
OccupationPhotographer
Employer The Sun
Known forTaking photographs of the British royal family

Arthur Edwards MBE (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]

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Early life and education

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 made 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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References

  1. Shorten, Kristin (13 April 2014). "Looking through a royal lens with Arthur Edwards". news.co.au. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. "Arthur John EDWARDS". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Desert Island Discs – Castaway : Arthur Edwards". BBC . Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. Twitter, William Turvill (21 April 2015). "'The Prince of Wales calls me Arthur and I call him sir': Royal photographer reflects on 40-year Sun career". Press Gazette. Retrieved 7 November 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "Arthur Edwards – Professional Insights". Nikon Professional Services. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. Greenslade, Roy (10 October 2012). "Now it's Dr Arthur Edwards, the photographer royal". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 August 2014.