Jeremy Whitaker

Jeremy Ingham Whitaker (10 November 1934 – September 2019) was a soldier turned professional photographer.

Early life and education Whitaker's parents were Army Officer Major Leith Ingham Tomkins Whitaker and Myrtle Clare Van de Weyer. Whitaker was born near Grayshott, and was given an insight into army life from a young age.

Whitaker attended Eton from 1948 and then went on to join Royal Military Academy Sandhurst when he left in 1953.

Army career While at Sandhurst, Whitaker applied to join the Rifle Brigade in Winchester, but his "lighthearted personality wasn’t seen as a fit".

Whitaker's photography assistant Douglas Menzies had their work displayed in the National Portrait Gallery's 2009 exhibition 'Portraits of Astronomers'.

Personal life and death Whitaker had three children - Alexandra, Benjamin and Camilla - with his wife Philippa van Straubenzee.

Lady Diana Spencer spent time working as a nanny at the Whitaker family home, called The Land of Nod, prior to her marriage to Prince Charles.

Whitaker died in September 2019 at the age of 84.