The royal wedding photographer reveals how he got the kids to sit still

We all know how hard it is to get children to pose for a photo...

Everyone knows that getting children to sit still for a photo is no mean feat.

So can you imagine trying to get TEN children to sit still next to the newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the rest of the royal family for their official photos?

No pressure!

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released three official photographs from their Wedding day. This photograph was taken by photographer @alexilubomirski in The Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle, following the carriage procession #RoyalWedding

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Royal wedding photographer Alexi Lubomirski revealed how he pulled off the near impossible in an interview with Vogue.

He said: "“I’ve been asked by everybody, ‘How did you control the kids?’ And as we were setting up the big family shots, and I was placing the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty onto their chairs, I could hear the kids started crying in the background and there was some chaos.”

But he had a cunning secret weapon up his sleeve to help keep the kids calm...smarties.

 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released three official photographs from their Wedding day. This photo of The Duke and Duchess with the Bridesmaids and Page Boys was taken by photographer @alexilubomirski in The Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle #RoyalWedding

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He explained: “As soon as the kids came onto the set, I immediately just shouted out, ‘Who likes Smarties?’, and then everybody hands up, smiles, even some of the adults I think put their hands up, that was our magic word of the day, so thank you, Smarties.”

So for your next family portrait, make sure you keep the chocolate near by!