The photo was the first to be shared with the public following Kate underwent surgery in January. Since then there have been many rumors regarding her health. She was last seen in public at the end of last year. The British royal family published the photo and shared it with news agencies so that various media might share it further.
Manipulated
AP was the first photo agency to withdraw the photo from circulation. “Upon further inspection, it appears the source manipulated the photo,” it wrote in retracting the photo. Other news agencies such as Reuters and AFP also withdrew the photo.
There is a lot to say regarding the patterns on Prince George’s sweater, among other things. They would not run correctly on his right shoulder. In addition, it is blurred around Princess Charlotte’s hand in the photo, another reason why it is assumed that it is not the original photo.
There are concerns regarding the princess online, but there are also many jokes being made:
Last week, correspondent Anne Saenen talked regarding how Kate’s absence in public is bothering the British. “Even my doctor started talking regarding it. The craziest gossip is going around and the British are coming up with their own theories regarding her.”
“This photo of course adds fuel to the fire for the rumors that were already going around,” Saenen says now. “The intention was probably to reassure people a bit with this photo, but that was far from successful. You can say that it is very inconvenient and especially has very unfavorable timing.”
Created by William
“This photo actually makes people look for all kinds of things behind it. Prince William took the photo, it was not an official photo session. Or it shows poor photoshop skills on the part of William or the palace staff,” says Saenen. “We don’t know exactly what happened. There may be a response from Kensington Palace, but if it does, it will be brief.”
“Probably different parts of several photos have been combined,” Dijkema thinks. This happens more often than not: several photos are put together and the better parts of each photo are then taken. I don’t think it’s AI, that would probably have been neater.”
Kate is expected to return to work next month, but according to the official report she will be out of action until Easter.
