Princess Kate and Prince William were "surprised" by the "exaggerated" reaction to the edited Mother's Day photo
Earlier this year, Princess Kate and Prince William noticed that they were at the center of the Photoshop scandal. After the publication of photos of Kate Middleton and her 3 children (Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis) on Mother's Day, it became clear that the image was manipulated.Now, royal biographers have revealed how Kate and William felt when the public reacted negatively to their photos.
Robert Hardman's book, Charles 3: The New King. New court. It has been serialized in the Daily Mail, with royal experts dealing with the scandal of Kate and William's photoshop.
"What was written or said about the Princess of Wales at that time was the pitch of the heat and the front page news," a palace employee told Hardman of the incident.
At the time, the photos were being edited, so they were drawn from multiple photo agencies. "It also spoke to the tension in the photography industry around AI and their future," Palace sources explained. Still, the reaction seemed very disproportionate.
Of course, Princess Kate only had good intentions when she first released the image. "As far as the princess is concerned... This was a mother who just decided to share a personal photo of her and her children on Mother's Day to bring some joy to the country," a palace aide told Hardman.
However, the princes and princesses of Wales were responsible for the image because they were involved in what the palace put out to the world. As the staff said to Hardman, "The prince and the princess have agencies in everything.".. They are the final decision makers.
At the time, Princess Kate shared a heartfelt apology for the edited photo in an Instagram story.
"Like many amateur photographers, I occasionally try editing," she explained. "I wanted to express my apology for the confusion caused by the family photos we shared yesterday."She signed off the message, writing, "I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother's Day."
Meanwhile, reports suggested that the Princess of Wales felt "terrible" for the fiasco.
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