2024-03-11 14:57:00
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March 11, 2024, 9:57 a.m. ET
From Princess Charlotte’s wonky wrist to Kate Middleton’s missing wedding ring, eagle-eyed armchair detectives have pointed to at least 10 clues that the royal first post-surgery family’s photo had been doctored.
And on Monday their suspicions were confirmed when the Princess of Wales issued an apology for any “confusion” sparked by the image, saying: “I do occasionally experiment with editing.”
Prior to Kate’s confession, online sleuths raised questions regarding several odd aspects of the photo that showed the smiling British royal surrounded by her children — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.
Sharp-eyed online sleuths have detected a string of tell-tale signs that Kate Middleton’s latest family photo had been doctored. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA
The princess on Monday issued an apology for the “confusion” caused by the photo, which she blamed on editing fails. KensingtonRoyal/Instagram
The world’s leading news agencies reacted to the controversy by swiftly yanking the image over doctoring fears.
One major tell-tale sign of manipulation was that a portion of Charlotte’s wrist seems to be missing from under the chopped-off sleeve of her cardigan.
“It looks like a bad Photoshop job,” Dr Hany Farid, a professor of computer sciences at the University of California Berkeley, told The Telegraph.
Princess Charlotte appears to be missing a part of her wrist in the image. Prince of Wales
Commenters raised questions regarding the absence of wedding and engagement rings on Kate’s left hand. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA
Charlotte’s checkered skirt likewise does not line up, with the right edge sticking out at a strange right angle and overlapping with George’s hands.
Additionally, a green line seen on Charlotte’s left leg clad in tights appears to suggest it has been airbrushed.
Another unusual detail that raised questions regarding the image’s veracity is Prince Louis’s crossed fingers on his right hand — and a seemingly fuzzy and broken pattern on the right sleeve of his gray sweater.
It has also been noted that the table next to which the youngster is standing appears to have a distorted edge.
The pattern on Prince Louis’ sweater appears to be curiously broken and blurry. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA
The zipper on Kate’s jacket does not seem to line up in the photo. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA
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The Palace should release the unedited photo of Kate & the kids asap. If it’s just a small bit of harmless retouching gone wrong, nobody will care. If they don’t release the original pic, the conspiracy theories they were trying to kill, will get way worse..
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 11, 2024
Others raised an alarm regarding the fact that Kate, who has been married to Prince William for nearly 13 years, is not wearing her Welsh gold wedding band or her famous sapphire engagement ring in the image.
Some observers have speculated that the princess may have removed her rings ahead of her abdominal surgery in January and has yet to put the rings back on due to post-op swelling.
But the lack of jewelry on Kate’s left hand is not the only issue: her right hand embracing Prince Louis looks to be strikingly blurry, standing out once morest the dark fabric of his sweater.
A further detail that raised some eyebrows is the presence of leaves on a tree glimpsed in the background in early March.
The presence of leaves on a tree in early March in Windsor, England, raised some eyebrows. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA
The edge of a table next to Prince Louis looks distorted, pointing to a possible Photoshop fail. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA
And that was not the only background catch: some eagle-eyed commenters spotted blurring in a white windowsill seen just behind Louis’ left shoulder.
A royal source claimed that Kate had wanted to post an informal picture of her family taken by Prince William in Windsor last week and had made minor adjustments to it.
Journliast Piers Morgan called on Kensington Palace to release the unedited photo of the princess and her children “asap.”
“If it’s just a small bit of harmless retouching gone wrong, nobody will care,” the veteran journalist wrote on X Monday. “If they don’t release the original pic, the conspiracy theories they were trying to kill, will get way worse.”
The princess’ right hand embracing her son Louis looks strikingly blurry. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA
The princess’ two-month absence from the public eye has sparked wild speculation regarding her health and marriage. If the palace meant to put an end to the rumors swirling around the royal family by releasing the image, it had the exact opposite effect.
Kate took to X early Monday to apologize for the kerfuffle sparked by the snap unveiled on Sunday in honor of the British Mother’s Day.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” Kate wrote. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”
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