As Kate Middleton gets back behind the camera, how the Princess’ passion for taking pictures has seen her capture some of the most touching royal photos in decades

The Princess of Wales demonstrated her photography talents once again on Sunday as she released a touching Father’s Day photo of Prince William and their children – as the royal trio paid a loving tribute to their ‘Papa’.

The photo showed Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, on a beach trip alongside their father, posing with their backs to the camera as they looked out to sea on the Norfolk coast, near their Anmer Hall home.

Watching out at the peaceful sands, the two brothers had their arms around each other while Charlotte wrapped hers around her father. William reached out to hold all his children as they stood on a grassy dune

Kate has a longstanding passion for photography, despite a photo editing drama that saw six global picture agencies withdraw the family’s official Mother’s Day photo over fears it had been ‘manipulated’.

The released image, which had several signs of editing, including part of Princess Charlotte’s sleeve being missing, was, it later emerged, taken by Prince William on Friday before Kate edited it twice in Photoshop to ‘make it the best it can be’.
The family photo was the first picture of the Princess of Wales, 42, to appear since her abdominal surgery earlier in the year and sparked a swift apology from Kensington Palace.

Amid the ensuing furore, the Princess issued a statement on Twitter and Instagram admitting she ‘edited’ the image – adding that she does ‘occasionally experiment’ as an ‘amateur photographer’ and apologising for ‘any confusion’ the image caused.

However, the royal hobbyist can be forgiven for the photographic blip, for her previous skill behind the camera has gifted insight that many professional snappers have struggled to capture – with her family her biggest muse.

Here FEMAIL looks at some of the many photographs of the royals the Princess has released over the years, including touching photos of Prince William with his father and the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with their great grandchildren