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Royal Photographer Captures Gorgeous Portrait of Prince William Sitting Alone

The prince knows how to take a good snap

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While I still struggle to find my most photogenic pose over here, the members of the royal family clearly know their angles. Not only are there cameras constantly snapping away during their every outing, capturing their every move, but for Prince William, this has been true since he was a child. So it should come as no surprise that the man knows how to nail a photograph.

Case in point: Today, the Prince of Wales, 42, made an appearance at the London Screen Academy, which "was founded to address both the skills shortage and the lack of diversity in the industry by providing hands-on, industry-relevant training." While there, royal photographer Kirsty Wigglesworth snapped a pic of the prince sitting alone—and it's quite the striking image.

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In the portrait, the future monarch smiles broadly with his hands on his knee as he looks off-camera. During the visit, he also explored the academy and met with students there. (The appearance shouldn't be too big a shock as the prince is the President of BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.)

Though today's image was certainly eye-catching, this isn't the only recent pic of William that has made headlines. On January 29, the 42-year-old Prince of Wales attended a football/soccer match between Aston Villa FC and Celtic FC at Villa Park, where the prince had a rather...intense reaction to Aston Villa scoring a goal...

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In one of the best royal photos in a long time, the prince threw his fist in the air and clenched his teeth together in a massive grin.

Then, of course, there was his recent solo outing to NatureMetrics, which happens to be one of the finalists for his coveted Earthshot Prize. During the event, cameras captured a series of images of the dad of three having a blast with syringes. The prince and local schoolchildren filtered DNA samples from local pond water using syringes and, naturally, a water gun fight of sorts ensued.

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RICHARD POHLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Whether posing solo, celebrating or getting silly, the man takes a great pic.

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