The Princess of Wales handled a family photo in a way that led to wild conspiracy theories.
The British Kingdom was stirred up by a rumor mill today, which started with a seemingly innocent family photo.
Yesterday, the British Court of Justice published a photo that showed the heir to the crown William’s consort, Princess of Wales Catherine together with their children Charlotte’s, Louis’s and George’s with.
The photo was taken by Prince William and intended as a Mother’s Day photo. In Britain, Mother’s Day is celebrated already at the beginning of the year.
In addition, the purpose of the picture was possibly to dispel concerns about Catherine’s health. He had abdominal surgery in January and has not appeared in public since then.
Image manipulation is revealed
Image experts immediately noticed that there was something wrong with the shot. When it was examined more closely, signs of clumsy image processing were observed in many places.
Among other things, the experts paid attention to these points:
The photo agencies react and Catherine reveals the truth
Many international photo agencies such as AP, AFP, Reuters and Getty Images announced that the image should not be used because it appears manipulated.
In Britain, speculation started on social media, whether the purpose of the edited photo was to cover up Catherine’s deteriorating health, which Hovi has not told the public about. For example, an afternoon newspaper Daily Mail demanded the court to tell the truth about the picture.
An explanation was soon found. Princess Catherine, who is an avid amateur photographer, announced on message channel X that she had made changes to the photo.
– Like many amateur photographers, I sometimes experiment with photo editing. I apologize for the confusion caused by the family photo I shared yesterday. I hope everyone had a happy Mother’s Day, Catherine wrote, signing her message with C.
Sources: AP, Reuters