Geoffrey Shakerley
Sir Geoffrey Adam Shakerley, 6th Baronet (9 December 1932 – 3 December 2012)[1] was an English aristocrat and society photographer.
Biography
Elder son and heir of Sir Cyril Holland Shakerley, 5th Baronet, by Elizabeth Averil, née Eardley-Wilmot, he was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Oxford. After serving as a 2nd Lieutenant in the KRRC and studying for the Bar exams, he decided that his interest in photography would make a more fulfilling career.
Shakerley photographed the wedding of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie Rhys-Jones; it was later admitted that Prince William's face was digitally enhanced by taking a happier smile from another photograph and placing it on some of the released shots to the press.[2][3] He also admitted having used telephone directories, in time-honoured tradition, to adjust the height of some wedding guests in his shots.[4]
He married his first wife, the actress Virginia Maskell in 1962; the couple had two children, born in 1963 and 1966, but Maskell died in 1968. On 27 July 1972, Shakerley married Lady Elizabeth Anson,[5] daughter of Thomas, Viscount Anson, and Anne Bowes-Lyon—cousin of Queen Elizabeth II—who later became Princess Anne of Denmark, [6] in Westminster Abbey. Her brother was society fashion photographer Patrick Lichfield. The Princess Anne was one of the bridesmaids.[7] Lady Elizabeth was one of the bridesmaids to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
References
- ^ "Geoffrey SHAKERLEY Obituary: View Geoffrey SHAKERLEY's Obituary by The Times". Announcements.thetimes.co.uk. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ BBC News | UK | Smile! William photo touched up
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Falwell: Lilith sucked face with she-demons - Amy Reiter - Salon.com
- ^ http://worldroots.com/brigitte/famous/m02/maryenglanddesc1496-103.htm
- ^ [2] Archived 2006-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Party Planners - A Wealth of Experience