We're used to seeing official pictures of the royal family at engagements like the opening of hospitals or Trooping the Colour. Esteemed photographers are usually on hand to capture the moment and then we get a glimpse through news reports. But some lucky royal fans, or even just passers-by, sometimes snap the most personable, heart-warming and funny pictures of the royals.
To celebrate the upcoming royal wedding, online printing company Photobox has launched a nationwide search to create a biography of the famous family from the lens of the British public throughout the years. The submissions are still open, and close on 2nd April, but for now here's a preview of the wonderful photos people have already submitted.
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The Queen
The monarch with President George Bush, taken by American fan Marlene Koenig.
Photo by Marlene Koenig
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The Queen
Taken on a visit to open a new high school in Armagh, Northern Ireland on a rainy day in June 1995.
Photo by Billy Austin
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Princess Anne
The Queen's daughter speaking to photographer Jean Matthews' parents at RAF Waddington in June 1977.
Photo by Jean Matthews
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The Queen
Captured last year in Hull by volunteer Tracey, who the heir to the throne later chatted to about the weather.
Photo by Louise Waldron
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Prince Charles
Captured last year in Hull by volunteer Tracey, who the heir to the throne later chatted to about the weather.
Photo by Tracey Taylor
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Prince Harry
A smiling Harry talking to children while in his military uniform.
Photo by Brook Rose O'Brien
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The Queen
The Queen waving out a car on a visit to Stormont Castle in Belfast during her Diamond Jubilee year of 2012.
Photo by Emily Gilchrist
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The Queen Mother and Prince William
The young prince, who would have been nine-years-old at the time, helping his Great Grandmother up the steps outside St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in April 1992.
Photo by Paul Ratcliffe
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The Queen
Taken in the late 1950s/early 1960s, shortly after Elizabeth II became Queen, in Nassau, the Bahamas.
Photo by Christina Barker
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Prince Harry
Captured with his cousin Lady Louise Windsor (the daughter of Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex) and Tom Pettifer, the son of Harry and William's former nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke.
Photo by Anita Atkinson
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The Duchess of Cambridge
This stunning shot was captured at the UK Creative Industries Reception in London in July 2012.
Photo by Leah McQueen
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The Queen
The Queen at the Great Yorkshire Show with the prize-winning bull.
Photo by Carol Stevens
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Captured by Anita Atkinson, who spent three nights camping outside Westminster Abbey in preparation for the 2011 Royal Wedding. The shots certainly prove the good seat she ended up having.
Photo by Anita Atkinson
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The Queen Mother with The Queen
Taken in 1980 outside Sandringham Church by John Cole.
Photo by Chris Cole
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