The royal wedding photographer has revealed how he managed to get all the young bridesmaids and page boys together for the official pictures.
Alexi Lubomirski was tasked with taking The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s official wedding photos.
No easy feat when there were TEN little kids involved!
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And now Alexi’s revealed it was the promise of chocolate that got the children – including Prince George and Princess Charlotte – to behave impeccably.
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Alexi told People magazine that he’d been positioning The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh into their seats for the group photos when he heard “chaos” in the background as children started to cry.
He said: “Then I heard this magic word behind me that was Smarties, which is obviously an English Candy, much like M&Ms, and they were being bribed with one Smartie here and one Smartie there.
“So 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.”
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It’s been reported that the promise of Smarties and Peppa Pig was also used to keep the children happy during the actual ceremony.
Harry and Meghan decided against having adult ushers or bridesmaids.
Instead, they invited ten children to accompany Meghan, 36, down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
As well as Prince George, four, and Princess Charlotte, three, they invited their godchildren and children of their closest friends to be in the wedding party.
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