The Royal Family photo-editing debacle involving the Princess of Wales points to the potential harms of image manipulation in the future
As you no doubt know by now, the internet exploded Sunday with clues that a Mother’s Day photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her three children – with photo credit ascribed to Prince William – had been. Things went from speculative to sanctioned seriousness when photo agencies issued a kill notice, telling news outlets not to use the image.
Once you zoom in, the problems are apparent, even for the not-Photoshop-fluent among us. They include inconsistencies with Princess Charlotte’s sleeve and Kate’s zipper.I do like to play around with my photo editing softwareAre we really to believe that Prince William takes official Royal Family photos now? And Princess Kate, recovering from surgery no less, is in charge of photoshopping them to perfection? Whoever wrote that Monday post was going for a “royals, they’re just like us” vibe.
Even those of us who normally raise a judgmental eyebrow at conspiracy theories have been eagerly following along. Is Kate in a coma? Recovering from cosmetic surgery gone wrong? A butt lift? Has she absconded to stay with family elsewhere, perhaps after some terrible marital fight? More than one person has pointed to Prince Harry’s recounting in his memoirThe trouble in royal marriage paradise theory does seem to be gathering steam.
It’s all great fun, right? Well, other than the fact that something may actually be very wrong with the Princess. Or her marriage.
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