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 April 2, but for now here's a preview of the wonderful photos people have already submitted.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
The Queen
The Queen at the Great Yorkshire Show with the prize-winning bull.
The Duchess of Cambridge
This stunning shot was captured at the UK Creative Industries Reception in London in July 2012.
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.
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.
The Queen
The Queen waving out a car on a visit to Stormont Castle in Belfast during her Diamond Jubilee year of 2012.
Prince Harry
A smiling Harry talking to children while in his military uniform.
The Queen Mother with the Queen
The Queen Mother with the Queen
Prince Charles
Captured last year in Hull by volunteer Tracey, who the heir to the throne later chatted to about the weather.
The Queen
The monarch waves from a car while being driven through Stamford in Lincolnshire.
Princess Anne
The Queen's daughter speaking to photographer Jean Matthews' parents at RAF Waddington in June 1977.
The Queen
Taken on a visit to open a new high school in Armagh, Northern Ireland on a rainy day in June 1995.
The Queen
The monarch with President George Bush, taken by American fan Marlene Koenig.
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Olivia is ELLE's Digital News Editor covering pop culture, royal, lifestyle and women's news and features. Previously a features writer for Hearst's digital brands and lifestyle reporter at The Independent, she's amassed a healthy - and varied - expertise of Meghan Markle, women's and reproductive health issues and all 10 seasons of Friends.
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