Royal Photographer Tim Rooke Shares His Favorite Memories of Princess Diana

When remembering Princess Diana, one's mind immediately flashes to the iconic photographs that helped shape the legacy she left behind. The man responsible for many of those photographs is Tim Rooke, royal photographer for Rex by Shutterstock. As we commemorate what would be the Princess of Wales's 60th birthday, Rooke speaks with Town & Country to share his favorite photographs and fondest memories of the late Princess Diana.

As a royal photographer, Tim Rooke, is tasked with capturing intimate moments of the royal family during public events. And since the 1990s, he has watched the monarchy grow and change from behind his lens. When Prince William and Kate Middleton exited their wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011, Rooke was there to capture it. Similarly, Rooke was stationed outside St. Mary’s Hospital when Prince George was born in 2013 and stood in Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement in 2017.

But when Tim Rooke entered the royal world in the 1990s, it was Princess Diana who was the beloved jewel of the British monarchy. Here, Tim Rooke shares his photographs with T&C and reveals what it was truly like to capture the People’s Princess.