The most influential woman in the British Royal family is Princess Diana. People had loved her throughout her life by getting her masterpiece pictures taken by mostly Anwar Hussein. He was the royal photographer who has been serving the princess for more than 20 years.
In an exhibition organized for the fabulous pictures of Diana taken by this amazing photographer, Anwar revealed some rare truths about the Princess. He said that Diana mostly felt awkward while posing for pictures in front of photographers. The chemistry between Anwar (an ordinary photographer) & Princess helped both to capture multiple amazing pictures from her life. It was seen that Diane felt comfortable in his company and talked to him even in public events without hesitation.
How did it start?
Anwar Hussein came to the United Kingdom in a tough time. He came in 1962 when people distinguished themselves based on color and race. With his photography skills, he covered the reports of the Vietnam War and reported the people about conditions.
Then, Hussein became part of the royal family to capture pictures of Prince Charles. But his chemistry matched with the Princess a lot, and he captured what people liked the most in Diana. Anwar said, “I have seen all sides of Diana over times from her Shy Di age till the death”.
People reported that Hussein and Diana came close to each other over the years. She loved to take pictures from her personal photographer (Hussein) instead of others. That is why he took the masterpiece pictures of Princess that were supposed to be a part of an upcoming exhibition.
The behavior of Princess Diana
Anwar told that he had seen rare behavior of Princess that he has never observed in any other royal family member. He witnessed the meetings of Diana with patients suffering from leprosy to AIDs. “She did what came into her mind and acted naturally without being artificial during the epidemic. She knew that her picture would circulate the world, but she did all naturally,” says Hussein.
He told many other truths that people don’t know about this most beautiful and most filmed princess of all time. Additionally, Anwar said, “Diane felt bad while posing for pictures. But she knew exactly how to show her mood in her pictures”.
Is Anwar Hussein still a royal photographer?
After the dramatic death of Princess Diana at the age of 36, Anwar worked for other royal family members. He worked for different family members and helped them to capture iconic pictures from their events. Now, his sons are following his royal profession and capturing pictures of Diana’s sons.
His sons Samir and Zak are currently working for Prince William and Prince Harry to film their pictures. Hussein’s iconic picture of Princess Diana and his son’s pictures would be part of the exhibition in the exhibition. In this walk-through documentary running in Chicago and Los Angeles, almost 140 pictures of Anwar would be shown to people. People are keen to watch those iconic pictures taken by this amazing photographer.
