THREE ways the Princess of Wales’ image was altered: Can you spot them?
Several major news agencies have recalled an image distributed by Kensington Palace showing Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her children.
The modified official photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her children did not respect “the ethical standards of the profession”, said Agence France-Presse (AFP), which withdrew the portrait.
The global news agency was one of several leading outlets, including the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty and Britain’s domestic Press Association to “kill” the image, withdrawing it from distribution to clients.
KEY PROBLEMS
Analysis of the Mother’s Day image, released on Sunday, 10 March by Kate’s Kensington Palace office, highlighted “several inconsistencies in alignments”, AFP said.
They include:
– Misalignment of Kate’s zip, and a dark visible line below
– A missing part of Princess Charlotte’s sleeve
– Charlotte’s hair ending abruptly on her shoulder
The image, said to have been taken by Kate’s husband and heir to the throne Prince William last week, was released after weeks of rumours about her health, after she underwent abdominal surgery in January.
The 42-year-old princess has not been seen in public since a Christmas Day church service on December 25, and is not expected to make a return to official royal duties until at least next month.
Keen photographer Kate has taken several official portraits of her family that were distributed by the palace to media outlets.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” she said on Monday, after the multiple “kill” notices further fuelled the speculation about her health and whereabouts.
“I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused,” she added in a statement.