Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day photo is pulled over ‘manipulation’ fears
Major photo agencies issued a “kill notice” regarding a new photograph issued by Kensington Palace of Kate Middleton and her three children.
According to the Mirror, the Associated Press (AP) Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images issued a “kill notice” to media outlets around the globe, stating that they had each deleted the Mother’s Day image of the Princess of Wales and her kids, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, from their libraries.
“At closer inspection it appears that the source has manipulated the image,” a message from the AP read.
Sources told the Mirror that the photo agencies believed the photograph of Prince William’s wife and children had been altered from the original.
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A few eagle-eyed fans noticed several Photoshop fails in the image, which was said to have been taken by the Prince of Wales last week in Windsor, including the fact that the sleeve of Charlotte’s arm didn’t appear to line up correctly.
Additionally, fans questioned why George’s right hand was out of focus in the snap.
On Sunday, Middleton, 42, released the family photo on her Instagram account in honor of the UK’s Mother’s Day.
Princess Kate Apologizes
The Princess of Wales apologized early Monday for releasing a doctored family photo of her and her children, blaming it on amateur editing fails.
Kate Middleton tweeted her apologies after leading photo agencies — including Reuters, the Associated Press, Getty and AFP — all yanked the photo over numerous signs it had been altered.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” the princess wrote. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”
She ended by saying that “I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day” — which was Sunday in the UK — and ending casually with “C,” for her first name, Catherine.
The pic — the first official image of her since she announced health issues — showed her smiling alongside Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.
