Charles III A King and His Queen

by Jackson, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780847873746
• ISBN10: 0847873749
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-04-18
• Publisher: Rizzoli

Summary

Getty Images Royal Photographer Chris Jackson has accompanied the British royal family on tours and engagements throughout the world. This book celebrates the life of King Charles on the historic occasion of his accession to the throne.

From the excitement of royal tours to capturing official portraits and behind-the-scenes moments of senior members of the British royal family, Jackson’s singular insight into what it means to document the most famous family on the planet has never been more exciting than now, on the cusp of the coronation of a new British monarch, the first in an astounding seventy years.

Jackson has an extensive archive of photographs of the former Prince of Wales and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, now King Charles III and the Queen Consort, delivering definitive insight into the extraordinary life of His Royal Highness as he takes the throne, a watershed moment in modern history and in the British monarchy.

Author Biography

Chris Jackson is Getty Images’ multi-award-winning Royal Photographer. He is the author of the best-selling Modern Monarchy (Rizzoli, 2018) and Elizabeth II: A Queen for Our Time (Rizzoli, 2021). Jackson has travelled to more than 100 countries during his time as a royal photographer and captured some of the most memorable and iconic images of the British royal family over the last two decades. Covering day-to-day royal engagements, working with royal charities in Africa, such as Tusk Trust and Sentebale, to having a front-row seat to historic royal moments, Jackson has created one of the most intimate and elegant archives of photographs of the British royal family over the past twenty years. Jackson has spoken at venues such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Royal Geographical Society, and regularly appears on television both in England and abroad. He has been named Royal Photographer of the Year three times and is an associate of the British Photography Awards.

Jackson has appeared as a royal spokesperson on Good Morning America, ABC News, BBC Breakfast, RTL, CNN, Sky News, the Today Show, BBC London, CBS Early Show, ITV 1, BBC News 24, FOX News, CTV Canada, Channel 7 Sunrise, and Channel 9 Australia, as well as Channel News Asia.