Posted on 03/10/2024 4:34:16 PM PDT by RandFan
Three photo agencies have retracted a picture of the Princess of Wales over concerns it has been "manipulated".
The image, taken by Prince William and issued by Kensington Palace for Mother's Day, showed Catherine with their three children.
But, Associated Press was the first to pull the image as it "did not meet" the agency's photo standards noting an "inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte's left hand".
Kensington Palace are yet to comment.
The photo shows the princess sitting down, surrounded by Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince George, the latter wrapping his arms around her.
It was the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery two months ago. Since then she has stayed out of the public eye.
The image was posted on the Prince and Princess of Wales's social media accounts with a message from Catherine which said: "Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months.
"Wishing everyone a Happy Mother's Day."
But, late on Sunday night, the Associated Press, which initially published the photo after being issued by Kensington Palace, issued a "kill notification" - an industry term used to make a retraction.
It said: "At closer inspection it appears that the source has manipulated the image. No replacement photo will be sent."
A second photo agency, Reuters, said it too had withdrawn the image "following a post-publication review".
This was followed by a third agency, AFP, which also issued a "mandatory kill notice".
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She looks fine, the UK is unworthy of her.
The truth comes out
Was the photo taken BEFORE her surgery?
Is that why it was pulled?
I looked, closely, at the pic and I’m unsure what’s wrong.
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If the leaked pic that I saw is any indication, she does not look like that anymore. What I saw was her face was all puffed out and it looked like she gained 60lbs.
It’s an in-camera auto composite. No photoshop. No big deal.
It’s likely an old pic that Royal Family tried to pass off as recent. That’s what is wrong.
they shopped out her wedding ring... right??? wait, wut?
Prednisone look...
That might explain why a wedding ring would not fit, though.
That makes sense, but it says something about the girl’s hand.
I don’t know...
Instagram was flooded with photos of her over the last few days.
“inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand”.
Beats me.
However, they must not have noticed the hand placement in one of those supposedly early Obama photos. It was impossible.
Leties hate her, because she has more class in her finger that me again harkel could ever have.
This
Did you notice the boy on the left has his fingers crossed?
Look at all the greenery in the photo in March?
Good point.
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