Arthur John Edwards (born 1940), MBE, is a British photographer, working for The Sun newspaper, who specialises in pictures of t
Arthur John Edwards (born 1940), MBE, is a British photographer, working for The Sun newspaper, who specialises in pictures of the British royal family, with whom he has toured often. Edwards' was born on 12 August 1940 and educated at St Bernard's Roman Catholic Grammar School, Stepney, London. His mother worked as a cleaner and bought him his first camera, after saving from her wages. He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 September 2011. Edwards was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "outstanding service to newspapers" and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Anglia Ruskin University in 2012.
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Location: Northern Ireland
Photo credit: © Paul McErlane / Alamy / Afripics
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