This infamous photo of Kate Middleton and Prince Louis is up for an award
nypost.comIMAGO Photograph of the Year.The iconic snapshot of the little prince, 5, slapping his hand over the Princess of Wales’ mouth at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant back in June 2022 is up for the award.Actually, several members of the royal family are spotted in nine of the 20 finalists’s photos.Another shot that is seen in the competition is Louis screaming when he plugged his ears as the late Queen Elizabeth looks on at the Jubilee bash.One photo was of the monarch — who died in September 2022 at the age of 96 — during her last public appearance.She was photographed at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept.
6, 2022, to welcome Liz Truss as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister.A separate snap was of the sovereign’s funeral at Westminster Abbey last year.
Another photo featured King Charles looking through a red box shortly after he was declared the new monarch upon the death of his mother.
People can vote for their favorite image by Sept. 5 and the victors will be announced on Oct. 15.Photographer Samir Hussein is one of the finalists and expressed his delight at being a contender for one of his photos on X (formerly known as Twitter) earlier this week.“Really happy to have my photo of the Queen & Prince Louis nominated for Photo of the Year at the Picture Editor Awards.
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