ARTHUR EDWARDS MBE is the world’s best-known royal photographer. For fifty years he has been chronicling the lives of Britain’s royal family for The Sun newspaper.Born in war-time London in 1940, Arthur left school at fifteen to work as a darkroom assistant. His widowed mother, Dolly, somehow raised enough money to buy him a top-class camera, which helped launch his career as a photographer.Arthur took his first photo of royalty – Prince Charles – in 1976 and has gone on to capture many iconic and celebrated shots of the most famous family in the world. A father of three, Arthur is also in demand internationally as a royal commentator. He was awarded an MBE in 2003 for 'outstanding services to newspapers'.Former Sun feature writer, MIKE RIDLEY, has worked with Arthur Edwards on the road for years. He vowed that one day they would both stop for long enough to write a book together so that his friend and colleague’s unique story could be told.