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Kate's photo appears "manipulated"?

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Tulipsandpansies123 · 10/03/2024 22:13

Have just seen news saying that associated press have withdrawn photo as it appears "manipulated". V strange

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PrancersDancer · 11/03/2024 15:29

Tulipsandpansies123 · 10/03/2024 22:13

Have just seen news saying that associated press have withdrawn photo as it appears "manipulated". V strange

The image has been badly photoshopped. The most noticeable is the top of charlottes skirt nearest Kate is not lined up properly and charlottes arm as been slimmed down to insert Kates hand around her waist. Kates hand is also too big and comes too far round Charlotte to be realistic. Louie’s finger is just bent against a ledge not missing.

Franker · 11/03/2024 15:30

aliceinthecities · 11/03/2024 15:23

Yes, me too. I think they are being gracious, giving unimportant details.

Another agree here

Franker · 11/03/2024 15:31

Severalwhippets · 11/03/2024 15:28

The press know the real story and won’t be party to fake photos misleading the public intentionally.

This. No one likes being taken for fools.

DamnSpots · 11/03/2024 15:33

Severalwhippets · 11/03/2024 15:19

But this is very uncharacteristic of Kate. Always willing to smile and wave in the past. She cuts a very sad figure - dressed as she is, turned away. William is doing nothing to comfort her, he looks completely checked out.

You have managed to create an incredible narrative from one very grainy photo, presumably taken with a long lens (and hence why perhaps she wasn't smiling and waving - the photographer is not stood with the camera pressed against the car window...). Absolutely nobody can tell whether she's happy, sad, sick, angry, bored, tired. Or whether he is happy, sad, checked out, not comforting her...

It is just the back of a woman's head as she looks out of the window for a second while her husband looks down at his phone. Not one person here knows what frame of mind either of them are in, or what emotions they're feeling as the photo is taken.

I'm reminded of when we were at school and had to pick a picture cut out of a magazine and then write a whole story based on this one picture.

Stringagal · 11/03/2024 15:34

Severalwhippets · 11/03/2024 15:19

But this is very uncharacteristic of Kate. Always willing to smile and wave in the past. She cuts a very sad figure - dressed as she is, turned away. William is doing nothing to comfort her, he looks completely checked out.

Dressed as she is? What’s she wearing?

Severalwhippets · 11/03/2024 15:36

Franker · 11/03/2024 15:31

This. No one likes being taken for fools.

I kinda hope for THER sakes there is a bloody good explanation for this shit show, because if this is an effort to have their cake and eat it (pretty much what Harry expected and wanted) private royal lives without working and no sense of respect for the public, and they are resorting to lies a d deception to achieve this - then I should think their days are numbered with the tax payers. I say that as a monarchist and a fan of Kate and Camilla especially.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 11/03/2024 15:37

I also think the press are seeing an end game that we as the public are not seeing. Refusing to be a party to these pictures does not suggest that all will blow over/ the Princess will return to full health and full public duties after Easter. It suggests that the press are setting their stall out now to defend their current stance in the months and years to come.

Artemis6 · 11/03/2024 15:39

Severalwhippets · 11/03/2024 14:23

I think Kate has had minor surgery, many months ago - but the ongoing circus is to hide the fact they have separated.

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I agree.

Dartwarbler · 11/03/2024 15:41

CrispsandCheeseSandwich · 10/03/2024 22:39

What does pulling the picture mean here? Weren't the news outlets just reporting that a new photo had been released for Mother's Day? Which is correct. It is a new photo released for Mother's Day. It's not even claimed to be off her now is it? It just said 2024. What is actually being suggested is the issue? That it's a completely fabricated picture where she wasn't even there and has been photoshopped next to the children.

As an aside, the thing I thought was weird about the picture was the fact she wasn't wearing her wedding ring or engagement ring. You'd think KP would be thinking "people will notice this, so even if the ring is a bit big post-surgery, just wear it for the picture".

🙄why are women obsessed with married women without their wedding ring? Jeez, I used to take mine off all the time, can’t wash your hands properly with rings on. And yes if she’s gained or lost evena bit of weight bloody things don’t fit properly. She’s mucking with kids in garden and won’t want to risk loosing a loose one
it is not a sign of divorce or separation..just a women who either not given a thought to obsessed female shit stirrers, or can’t. Keep a ring on just now…I imagine she’s better things to think about

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 11/03/2024 15:43

Artemis6 · 11/03/2024 15:39

I agree.

A genuine question because I'm interested, and against my better judgement very invested now!! 😁 But do you think the Royal Family would say she had serious abdominal surgery in January when she hadn't? I feel that's a "white lie" line that wouldn't be crossed if she just wanted to divorce. But interested to hear from those that think differently?

Deborah54 · 11/03/2024 15:45

Jesus wept, you’d have thought she’d have murdered someone the way everyone’s talking. So what if she’s altered her photo? If I knew how to do I probably would too.

As for all the where is she?, what’s up with her? It’s private, I don’t feel the need to know the gory details. As long as she’s recovering that’ll do for me.
It’s all starting to be a bit Princess Diana, with the constant media coverage.

CrispsandCheeseSandwich · 11/03/2024 15:46

GardenRoom · 11/03/2024 15:05

That pap photo is bizarre. Given the timing the obviously knew they’d be photographed (even if they didn’t arrange to be papped themselves). Why turn away and give the conspiracy theorists more ‘evidence’ that there’s something up?

Because the last paparazzi shot of her face in a car everyone banged on about how ill she looked. Given the Mother's Day photo was edited I can imagine she doesn't look particularly well, and doesn't want to be photographed.

aliceinthecities · 11/03/2024 15:46

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 11/03/2024 15:43

A genuine question because I'm interested, and against my better judgement very invested now!! 😁 But do you think the Royal Family would say she had serious abdominal surgery in January when she hadn't? I feel that's a "white lie" line that wouldn't be crossed if she just wanted to divorce. But interested to hear from those that think differently?

My theory - and before today I never posted on the royals - that the surgery is related to something brought on by the immense pressure (eating disorder?) and the palace is unsure whether she'd ever be able to resume her duties - hence the divorce rumours. This is about what being in the RF does to women, really

Janiie · 11/03/2024 15:46

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 11/03/2024 15:20

For people not understanding, the Louis fingers... Charlotte cardigan.... are just a graceful brush off. The British media can not, and will not, say that this is not Kate, the future Queen of England, in this photo. It might be her body, it might be her face. It might be both if taken over 3 months ago. But it does not represent Catherine now and they cannot be complicit in pretending it is. And any touch ups, smoothing over would be forgiven. But it is not this. These news agencies are putting their name on the line to say they will not be party to this. Against the royal family. You need to think what that means

🙄

The news agencies are making tits of themselves over a slightly photoshopped photo.

They need to get out a bit more.

There was someone on Sky news an ex employee who missed the point totally when asked aren't all celeb photos photoshopped and he rattled on about how these news agencies do not photoshop..yes yes we get it but surely they circulate pics that have been?! What a storm in a teacup. Poor Kate.

AIstolemylunch · 11/03/2024 15:49

CrispsandCheeseSandwich · 11/03/2024 15:46

Because the last paparazzi shot of her face in a car everyone banged on about how ill she looked. Given the Mother's Day photo was edited I can imagine she doesn't look particularly well, and doesn't want to be photographed.

Why wouldn't she travel in a car with blacked out windows then?

They're playing silly games, for some reason.

Ifimnottheonethenwhydoesmysoufeelbad · 11/03/2024 15:49

If they’ve separated why would they lie about a surgery? The palace knows it will all come out in the wash, not a good look to have been deceitful knowingly. Whereas a separation, whilst sad for the family, is not that unusual. To create entire cover story would be akin to watergate.

BeethovenNinth · 11/03/2024 15:49

I am no royalist. But if the woman has had bowel surgery, why can’t she be given peace and quiet? Surely we can all leave them be. Why the fascination?

CrispsandCheeseSandwich · 11/03/2024 15:49

Kate looks like she is dressed for a funeral - which doesn’t help.

She cuts a very sad figure - dressed as she is

Genuinely, are there more pictures than the one in the car where she's looking away? Because you can barely see anything about what she's wearing in that!

ColleenDonaghy · 11/03/2024 15:50

AIstolemylunch · 11/03/2024 15:49

Why wouldn't she travel in a car with blacked out windows then?

They're playing silly games, for some reason.

Because after the fuck up with the mother's day photo she needed to be seen.

There is one single photo that's been published across the British media, it was planned.

NonPlayerCharacter · 11/03/2024 15:51

Nobody trying to hide a breakup would be photographed without their wedding ring. I'm sure I'm not the only person who doesn't always wear mine, especially if I'm at home.

Calliopespa · 11/03/2024 15:53

Aaah-HA!

Stringagal · 11/03/2024 15:53

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TinnitusEar · 11/03/2024 15:54

If the royal family want to continue they need to stop acting like celebrities and more like normal folk. Kate is never seen unless with full makeup etc. I think this is bad

sunglassesonthetable · 11/03/2024 15:54

*The news agencies are making tits of themselves over a slightly photoshopped photo.

They need to get out a bit more.

There was someone on Sky news an ex employee who missed the point totally when asked aren't all celeb photos photoshopped and he rattled on about how these news agencies do not photoshop..yes yes we get it but surely they circulate pics that have been?! What a storm in a teacup. Poor K*ate.

No you don't get it.

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