The photo of the coward in the back seat of a police vehicle went viral, garnering millions of views on X and Instagram. At the same time, it was used in a number of publications, which took place on February 19, under the charge of abuse of public office.
In a video posted on Reuters’ official Instagram account on Friday, February 20, Phil Noble, a photographer for the news agency,
Noble said that after learning of Andrew’s arrest on the morning of Thursday, February 19, he went to “four or five” different police stations, hoping to see him as he left.
“When I arrived, there didn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary. There were no cars, no increased mobility,” Noble said. “And to be honest, just before he arrived, I had left to go back to the hotel.” A few minutes later, he said, he received a text from his colleague informing him that two cars had just arrived at the police station and that he should return, People reports.
“Within a minute of turning around, the garage shutters at the police station opened and two cars drove off. He was in one of them,” he continued.
In the half hour before taking the photo, Noble said he took test shots of other police vehicles in the area to get the flash and other settings just right. He also noted that, despite his preparation, taking the historic photograph was “more a matter of luck than judgement”.
“There are so many moving parts – you don’t know where the car is going to appear or where it’s going to sit in it,” he said. “The photography gods were on my side.”
We remind you that Andrew was arrested following a complaint by the anti-monarchist organization Republic, which claimed that Andrew was involved in “suspected abuse of public office and violation of official secrets”
According to the organisation, Andrew allegedly leaked confidential documents to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in his role as the UK’s special envoy for trade, a position in which he was responsible for promoting British business overseas.
