Photographs and text by Norbert Schiller
Introduction:
Late one evening in April 1992 I received a phone call from someone in England claiming to be a journalist, who asked me whether the British ambassador’s residence in Cairo had a swimming pool. I had been invited to the residence before but for the life of me I could not remember if there was a pool. I found the question rather odd so I asked “why?” The person on the other end said “I notice that your name is on the official list of photographers assigned to cover Princess Diana’s tour of Egypt.”
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Official press card for Princess Diana’s Egypt tour
In the end I didn’t have much choice because once the traveling press was assigned it was almost impossible to switch out for someone else. So rather than fret about spending a week with the Princess I decided to take it in stride and see what it was like to not cover conflict and politics and be a celebrity photographer for a change.
On this the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death and the 25th anniversary of her visit to Egypt I have created an exhibition from my personal archive showcasing her tour as well as a little insight into what it was like being part in her entourage.