The Queen called me a ‘horrible little man’ when I snapped ‘unstable’ Diana riding a horse, reveals photographer

THE late Queen called a royal photographer a “horrible little man” after he took a snap of an “unstable” Princess Diana riding a horse, he has claimed.

Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, Jim Bennett, who has spent years snapping the Firm, recalled being present when Diana was having a riding lesson.

Jim told The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson: “Many years ago, back in the 80s, the Queen was trying to teach Diana how to ride along with some grooms.

“They were at Sandringham, and the Queen had taken her out, and for some unknown reason, she decided to take her on the main road across towards Anmer Hall, which is where William and Kate now live.

“But she was coming down that road, and they were riding along together.

“They saw us, and I expected them to sort of veer off, but obviously, Diana was very unstable on the horse.

“I mean, she was gripping like, ‘please, you know, let me get on with it. And let me get off.’”

Jim said as the Queen got close to him, he looked for somewhere to move back to, so he wouldn’t be in her way.

He added: “But they kept on coming, and we did the pictures.

“And literally, as they got level with us, she looked down at me, and she said, ‘You are one horrible little man.’”

Jim was taken off guard by her words, and added: “At that very moment, I felt, I wish there was a big hole I could disappear into, because just by her saying it and looking at you, she, just, there was something about her.