Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier passed at 78

French photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who
took iconic images of Princess Diana, Madonna and other celebrities but was
later accused of sexual misconduct, has died, his family announced on Friday.
He was 78.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patrick
Demarchelier on March 31, 2022 at the age of 78,” said a post on his official
Instagram account accompanied by three photos.

The announcement did not provide a cause of death or other details.

Demarchelier was one of Princess Diana’s favourite photographers and took
some of the most iconic pictures of the late royal, including one beaming into
the camera while hugging her knees and wearing a white strapless dress and a
tiara, as well as another of her in a black turtleneck.

Among his other famous shots was one of Madonna in a skewed black cap with
a cigarette hanging from her mouth.

He photographed countless supermodels including Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss,
Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, as well as
celebrities including Angelina Jolie, Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins and Oprah.

He was so well known in photography circles that his name appeared several
times in the movie “The Devil Wears Prada” starring Meryl Streep, a satire of
the workings of the fashion world.

But in 2018, he became of the most-profile figures in the fashion world to
be embroiled by the #MeToo movement, when The Boston Globe published an expose
in which seven women, including a former assistant, accused him of sexual
misconduct.

Demarchelier, who was born in the northern town of Havre, is survived by
his wife, three sons and three grandchildren.(AFP)