After a lifetime of being snapped, Prince Harry reportedly told Australian hockey stars Peris and Jayde Taylor that he doesn't like selfies. However it seems both he and his grandmother are partial to photobombing, since the Queen photobombed the hockey players, and Harry, mouth open and thumbs aloft, photobombed the New Zealand Sevens coach at the Commonwealth Games.
It used to be enough to just be famous and in the background of someone else's photo – but celebrity photobombers are stepping up their game, and so should the royals. Here, your various Highnesses, is how to photobomb like a king:
1 Range from very creepy to mildly terrifying a la Michael Cera.
2 Adopt Hugh Laurie's technique: the glitzier the event, the sadder you should look.
3 Photobomb the unconscious, preferably on their own phone like Tom Hanks did (see above). That way they'll always know that, had they declined that last shot of Jagermeister, they might have met you.
4 Why not go method like Kevin Spacey? He took seconds out of his morning jog to jump into a tourist shotand shout: "This is a photobomb!" before running away.
5 Be a floating head, or preferably, a Beatle.
6 You get extra points if you're in the middle of doing a physically demanding job, like Beyoncé did when she turned up in a fan's selfie during her own concert.
7 The overt enthusiasm of Jennifer Lawrence makes for more memorable photobombs than a thumbs up or a smile. Take note, Harry.
8 Forget the camera altogether– "lifebomb" instead – like Bill Murray, who reportedly runs up to people on the street, hugs them and before disappearing without a trace whispers: "No one will ever believe you."
