It has been claimed that even the latest photo of Britain’s Crown Princess Kate Middleton, who has been embroiled in rumors about her health as she rarely appears in public after abdominal surgery in January of this year, has been doctored for the first time in two months. Accordingly, major media outlets announced that they would cancel publication of the Crown Princess’ photos.
On the 10th (local time), major media outlets including Reuters, AP, and AFP announced that they would cancel publication of the photos of the Crown Princess posted on official X (old Twitter) and Instagram due to concerns that they had been manipulated.
The Associated Press said, “We initially published the photo provided by Kensington Palace, but after reviewing it in more detail, it appears that the image was manipulated at the original stage in a way that did not meet AP’s photography standards,” and added, “Princess Charlotte’s left hand in the photo is The reason for deleting the photos was stated, “The alignment appears to be inconsistent.”
AFP also said, “As it was revealed that the photo published by Kensington Palace was later altered, we will delete it from the AFP system,” and Reuters said to its clients, “If the image has been posted online or is scheduled to be published in print, it will be canceled and removed from the system.” Delete it permanently.”
The media requested an explanation from the royal family regarding this, but the royal family has not released any specific statement.
Previously, Kensington Palace posted a photo of the Crown Princess and her three children smiling. This is the first official appearance of the Crown Princess in more than two months, after she had been absent from public appearances since undergoing abdominal surgery on January 16.
In the message posted along with the photo, the Crown Princess appears to have written, “Thank you for your warm interest and continued support over the past two months. A thank you note was also written saying, “I wish everyone a happy Mother’s Day.” Kensington Palace explained that the photo was taken by Prince William earlier this week.
Getty Images KoreaKensington Palace said the princess was recovering from surgery and was not expected to return to work until Easter (March 31). The specific name of her illness has not been revealed, and her royal family has only said that it is not cancer-related.
However, after the surgery, the Crown Princess completely disappeared for two months without revealing any pictures of her being discharged from the hospital or while she was recuperating, leading to the spread of rumors and conspiracy theories on social media that she was in fact in a critical condition.
In addition, her husband, Prince William, also suspended external activities for three weeks, and the British Army recently announced that the Crown Princess would attend an event to be held in early June of this year, but then deleted it, further increasing suspicions.
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