Before she became a global fashion icon and humanitarian figure, Princess Diana was a modest, 19-year-old nursery school teacher navigating life in the public eye. One early photograph, taken in 1980, unexpectedly captured the world’s attention and marked the start of her journey into royal history.
Arthur Edwards, now a veteran royal photographer for The Sun, recently reflected on the moment that brought Diana into the spotlight. At the time,
she was quietly dating Prince Charles, and little was known about her outside royal circles. Edwards, recently assigned to the royal beat, set out to learn more about the young woman who would soon become a
household name.“I was eager to get a photograph of her,” he recalled. After confirming her work location at a London preschool, Edwards approached the school owner, who kindly allowed him to take a few photos with Diana and some of the children in a nearby park. Read more below
