The photographer has become a favourite of the royals, regularly taking images of Prince and Princess and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis over the years.
Matt Porteous is an ocean and wildlife photographer from Jersey who has been photographing the Wales family for seven years. He's been behind the lens of iconic photos taken of the royal children, including one taken of George to mark his third birthday, offering an ice cream to his dog, Lupo. Speaking of the image, Porteous added, "I just love this photo."
He also had a front-row seat at the christening of Prince Louis in 2018, capturing a lovely moment between the then Duchess of Cambridge and her son.
Other highlights include some of the family's Christmas card pictures, including one from 2022 of the family of five holding hands in Norfolk and the 2020 image of the smiling family sitting on a bale of hay.
Porteous also shot the couple's 12th wedding anniversary photo of the pair on bikes and a black and white image of Catherine, released to mark her 43rd birthday.
The photographer has previously spoken to Tatler about how he first got into photography. He explained: "I started capturing what I saw while I was surfing. [As a child] I felt that I wasn’t good at expressing myself. I didn’t have a lot of things to say to people. I used photography as a way to express how I saw the world. I was always the one with the camera, taking pictures of my friends and my life. I saw things a bit differently."
Speaking of taking photos of the Royal Family, he added: "I [feel] it is my professional and personal obligation, being British, to convey through the lens the true essence and warmth of their family."
The esteemed photographer was also behind the photo of the Princess of Wales taken in the gardens of Windsor, standing beneath a willow tree, looking up at the sky.
Along with the photograph, the Princess of Wales shared a statement on her cancer treatment progress in 2024, when it was announced she would be attending Trooping the Colour - her first public event since her diagnosis. She said: "I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months."
"It really has made the world of difference to William and me and has helped us both through some of the harder times."
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