Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Royal wedding: New Testino photo of Prince William and Kate Middleton is incredibly poignant

William and Kate: Portrait picture by Mario Testino Prince William and Kate Middleton

THE photo used in Wills and Kate’s official wedding programme seems familiar... and incredibly poignant.

Mario Testino’s portrait invokes the memory of his mum Diana.

Testino’s iconic images of Diana were published in July 1997, just before she died.

Princess Diana by Mario Testino Princess Diana by Mario Testino

He said: “Two people in love have a glow and a presence more powerful than anything else, and I wanted that to be the subject of the picture.

“William is a very photogenic person... self-confident, relaxed, impressive – and so much like his mother.”

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