Camilla says magazine photoshoot with Kate Middleton was ‘very relaxed’ with ‘lots of laughs’

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall reveals what it was like to pose for a magazine cover – with Kate Middleton as the photographer!

In a preview of an upcoming ITV special, Camilla discussed which of Kate’s photos should win the cover spot for Life in the countryside. Camilla edited the July issue to mark its 75th anniversary, which is on Sunday, and the magazine’s 125th anniversary.

“He took really good pictures and he does it in a natural way. We had a lot of fun doing it,” Camilla said in the clip.

The Duchess of Cornwall added: “It was very relaxed and of course very kind of the Duchess of Cambridge. She came with her camera and is an extremely good photographer. And it was all very casual – there wasn’t a lot of hair and the Make-up was done in the garden with lots of laughs – it was a great way to do it.”

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Camilla also said that one particular photo had Prince Charles’ seal of approval – pointing to the final cover image, which shows her sitting on a bench with a basket full of geraniums.

When asked if she was happy with the final product, Camilla said: “If I can get over the fact that I’m looking at myself, I think they’re really nice and I think they’re exactly what’s needed for Life in the countryside.“

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The shoot took place in the garden of Camilla’s home, Raymill, in Wiltshire, and it was Camilla’s idea to appoint Kate as the photographer.

“She immediately said, ‘Oh, I’d like Catherine to do it.’ Life in the countryside said publisher Mark Hedges, appropriately The telegraph.

“I spent the next three or four minutes desperately racking my brain trying to think of a professional photographer named Catherine. Then suddenly I understood what he meant – one of the most amazing things that could happen,” he continued. “I found it to be one of the easier things to shake off.”

In a behind-the-scenes image taken by Camilla’s country dresser Shona Williams, Kate goes to work with her camera, putting her eye through the lens to capture the shot.

Kate is often behind birthday portraits of her three children — Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4 — and other family moments.

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In a joint arrangement with Life in the countryside magazine, Australian Women’s Weekly also featured a photo of Camilla taken by Kate. In an exclusive photo, the Duchess of Cornwall smiles as she leans against a garden fence. (Camilla wore her favorite accessory—a FitBit!—for the occasion.)

During the interview, Camilla also reflected on her relationship with Prince Philip, who died in April 2021 aged 99.

“The Duke of Edinburgh has always been a very good ear,” Camilla said. “He was a role model for me and a really good person to take advice from because he always told me what he thought.”

As the partner of his wife, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip has no doubt given Camilla an idea of ​​her role when Prince Charles becomes monarch one day.