A single mother who took the perfect picture of of four smiling royals on Christmas Day says the photo has changed her and daughter’s lives forever.
Karen Anvil, 39, was one of hundreds who braved the cold to get a glimpse of the royal family as they walked to St Mary Magdalene Church, on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk on December 25.
But she never expected to get such a candid shot of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
After ‘screaming like a fan-girl’ to get their attention, she managed to take a close-up that ended up on front pages around the world.
After ‘screaming like a fan-girl’ to get their attention, single mother Karen Anvil managed to take a close-up of the Duke and Duchess and Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (pictured) as they attended church at Sandringham on Christmas Day
The hospital worker, of Watlington, Norfolk, told the BBC: ‘My phone will ring at work and I have to say to my colleagues, “oh it’s just my agent”.
‘Obviously they think it’s hilarious, but I feel so silly.’
The picture Ms Anvil took ended up on the front of nearly every British newspaper and she says over 50 publications from around the world have since contacted her asking to use the photograph after she posted it on social media.
The requests have come as far as Japan, the US, Canada, Spain and Italy.
It was also used in Hello Magazine in the UK.
After it ended up on front pages around the world, hospital worker Ms Anvil (pictured with her daughter Rachel, 17) says the image has changed her and her family’s lives
Ms Anvil says she is using the money from the picture to pay for her 17-year-old daughter Rachel’s university fees.
The pair are also celebrating Rachel’s 18th birthday with a US holiday later this year.
The 39-year-old’s picture has also appeared alongside her iconic snap in some places.
She added: ‘There’s a picture of me and Rachel in Hello too – that’s the one I was happiest about. It couldn’t get any better than that.
‘I’ve had some offers to do work but they’re just too cringe, to be honest. Some friends have told me I should do Gogglebox.
‘It’s not really for me though’.
The picture Ms Anvil took ended up on the front of nearly every British newspaper and she says over 50 publications from around the world have since contacted her asking to use the photograph after she posted it on social media