The Story Behind Prince Harry Taking Personal Photo of Meghan Markle in New Zealand

During the final event of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 16-day tour of Australia, Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand, Harry took his own photo of Meghan in the Redwoods Treewalk that Kensington Palace later shared on its Instagram.

How did they manage to get a natural snapshot during an event crowded with staff, security, royal reporters and fans? Royal reporter Omid Scobie, who was with them, tweeted about how that picture came to be.

“At the end of our last tour engagement, Harry and Meghan walked ahead of their team, security and myself (who was the pool reporter),” he wrote. “We were in the beautiful Whakarewarewa Forest and they wanted a moment to themselves. This photo, taken by Harry, was the result of that moment…”