{"id":9955,"date":"2024-03-11T14:21:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=9955"},"modified":"2024-03-11T14:21:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:21:59","slug":"kate-middleton-breaks-silence-on-edited-mothers-day-photo-admits-who-changed-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=9955","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton breaks silence on edited Mother\u2019s Day photo \u2013 admits who changed image"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Mother\u2019s Day in the UK over the weekend, the palace released an image of the Princess of Wales \u2013 the first official photograph of her in 76 days \u2013 smiling alongside her three children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/10\/uk\/news-agencies-recall-image-of-catherine-princess-of-wales\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">According to strange reports,<\/a>\u00a0a number of photo and news agencies \u2013 including the Associated Press and Getty Images \u2013 have pulled the image following speculation that it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/10\/uk\/news-agencies-recall-image-of-catherine-princess-of-wales\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">may be a fake.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1766750995445387393&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fkate-middleton-breaks-silence-on-edited-mothers-day-photo-admits-who-changed-image%2F&amp;sessionId=e6a02670fa36627820fe96c61f01da4dc6cfcd1b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1766750995445387393\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As per sources, multiple photo agencies have taken the bold step of pulling the photo in question, while AP are said to have handed down a kill notification to journalists and outlets the world over, stating that they have reason to believe the photo may have been manipulated.<\/p>\n<p>Part of AP\u2019s message read:\u00a0\u201cAt closer inspection, it appears that the source has manipulated the image. No replacement image will be sent. Please remove it from all platforms, including social, where it may still be visible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The picture in question seems perfectly normal at first, however, once armed with the suspicion that not all is as it seems, a number of worrying details are reportedly evident, including an issue with Princess Charlotte\u2019s sleeve cuff, as well as a the zipper on the lefthand side of Kate\u2019s jacket.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Kate herself has broken her silence on the image, even offering an apology for the shoddy editing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114392 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg 1861w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1578x2048.jpg 1578w\" alt=\"Kate Middleton\" width=\"1861\" height=\"2416\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3.jpg 1861w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1183x1536.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/11\/05192114\/katemiddleton3-1578x2048.jpg 1578w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1861\" data-eio-rheight=\"2416\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Max Mumby \/ Indigo \/ Getty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Duchess of Cornwall wrote that she had been the person who doctored the image, saying (via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/11\/entertainment\/kate-middleton-issues-apology-for-edited-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Post<\/a>): \u201cLike many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.\u201d She continued: \u201cI wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The princess then ended by stating: \u201cI hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother\u2019s Day\u201d and signed off casually with \u201cC,\u201d for her first name, Catherine.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, people on the internet have had their opinions on the matter, with one person writing: \u201cI wasn\u2019t in on this whole conspiracy about Kate Middleton missing and the royals covering it up until they dropped this obviously fake photo today to appease public concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They continued: \u201cI do photography, and work with post processing\/editing a lot \u2026 here are just a few unexplainable issues,\u201d adding screenshots of the areas they believe had been edited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think about this strange drama as it unfolds? Is it just harmless gossip or do you believe it\u2019s something more sinister? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Mother\u2019s Day in the UK over the weekend, the palace released an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":44,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}