The royal family's photographers share 5 of their favorite photos of the year

Mikhaila Friel,Talia LakritzDec 22, 2022, 20:41 IST

Catherine, Princess of Wales meets with military personnel during a visit to Army Training Centre Pirbright on September 16, 2022, in Guildford, England.Samir Hussein/Getty Images

Two of the royal family's photographers shared their favorite photos of the year.
Samir Hussein of Getty Images took poignant photos of the Queen and Kate Middleton.

Getty Images royal photographer Samir Hussein said he loves this photo of the Queen smiling in May 2022.

Queen Elizabeth II attends the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Home Park on May 13, 2022, in Windsor, England.Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images

This image of Queen Elizabeth and her great-grandson Prince Louis during a Platinum Jubilee celebration is one of Hussein's favorites.

Queen Elizabeth II and her great-grandson Prince Louis on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on June 2, 2022.Samir Hussein/Getty Images

Shutterstock royal photographer Tim Rooke told Insider that photographing the Queen's Platinum Jubilee was a "surreal experience."

Camilla (now Queen Consort), Prince Charles (now King Charles III), Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, and Kate Middleton stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Pageant on June 5, 2022.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock

Rooke captured a "perfectly candid moment" between Prince Charles (now King Charles III) and Camilla (now Queen Consort) in September.

Charles and Camilla at the Braemar Games in Braemar, Scotland, on September 3, 2022.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock

Hussein is proud of this poignant photo of Kate Middleton, which was taken just a few days before Queen Elizabeth's funeral.