It's not every day your photograph gets the royal seal of approval!

When Irish Independent photographer Gerry Mooney received a call from Kensington Palace, he thought it was one of his colleagues having a laugh. But once he was assured of their legitimacy, the PA to the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle asked for permission to use a photo he took of the royal.

Meghan was sending out postcards as a thank you to fans following their best wishes for her birthday. And the pic she wanted to use was Gerry Mooney’s. It was taken at Trinity College in July.

Chatting to Iano on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show, Gerry said how "it certainly was a bit of a leveller" to have his photo chosen, "for the thousands of pictures taken of her every day...to have it selected is brilliant". 

Catch Ian's chat with Gerry in full by pressing the play button in the image that the top of the page.