Princess Kate's Trooping the Colour appearance last month while continuing her treatment for cancer was a "boost to the nation" in Britain, one of the royal family's favorite photographers has said.
Chris Jackson, the royal photographer for Getty Images and husband to Princess Kate's senior private executive assistant Natasha Archer, spoke about his work capturing the monarchy through images on Wednesday in an interview with British morning show host Lorraine Kelly.
When discussing the Trooping the Colour celebrations, which culminated in a royal family balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace, Kelly noted that this year's event was made all the more special by Kate making a first official appearance of 2024 following her health challenges.
"For a royal photographer it's an absolutely integral part of what I do year on year, the Trooping of the Colour, it's just one touchpoint of the year where you see the family on the balcony," Jackson commented. "Like you say, it was an incredible boost to the nation I think to see Catherine on the balcony with everything that has happened."
Prior to the Trooping celebrations on June 15, Kate released the first major update on her health since her cancer announcement back in March.
In a personally authored statement, the princess thanked the public for their support during her illness and said that while still not yet "out of the woods" while continuing her treatment, she hoped that she would be able to make some public appearances over the summer months and begin working from home.
While not an official return to work, the statement was taken as a positive sign in the royal's recovery.
Chris Jackson has photographed Kate over several years as part of his assignment from Getty, in addition to other members of the royal family including the late Queen Elizabeth II and the new King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Speaking to Kelly about the favorite photos he's had the opportunity to take, the photographer described a significant image of Charles taken soon after his accession to the throne.
"I've photographed King Charles a lot over the years and he's fantastic to photograph," he told the host.
"There's one particular photo which stands out of him when he became the Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a job he took on from his father the Duke of Edinburgh who held that role, he's under this ancient oak tree and the light's coming through the tree, it was such a lovely moment. The king's so happy in nature...to see him under the tree in that kind of environment was just really special."
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James Crawford-Smith is Newsweek's royal reporter, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @jrcrawfordsmith and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.
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