Why does it matter of Kate edited the photo??

[whatisheupto]

I feel like I am totally missing the point and I am fed up of being in the dark about it! Please explain it to me!

I genuinely do not know why it matters that Kate tweaked her photo?

Surely the purpose was to edit the usual things that spoil a photo a bit.

Does her editing a photo imply something?

[thesleepyhoglet]

That it wasn't taken recently which might mean she doesn't look as well as in that photo

[Screamingabdabz]

I agree! I don’t get the big deal either. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Awrite]

Eh, ... she didn't. I thought that was the point. It's a lie.

[PleaseBeHappier]

It doesn't and I feel very sorry for her. I bet she wishes we'd all just fuck off and leave her alone, I doubt she'll post another picture ever again whether edited or not!

[baubletits]

I don't get the big fuss either, loads of people edit their photos. Whether it was taken recently or not, I don't understand why people are so obsessed with this.

[Babyroobs]

I don't think it would ordinarily be so much of a problem but when there was already huge speculation over what's going on with her health ( not that I agree people should be speculating) I think it just adds fuel to the fire for some people.

[NannyWanny1]

It’s The Royals business what they do. We do not need to know what op she’s had or if she edits her pics… who doesn’t nowadays., the press are after her and William because they cannot find out what she’s had done.
medical history is personal.
All this over an edited picture-ridiculous!

[Abitboring]

I'm not getting it either. It's not compulsory to publish a recent photo. Maybe that photo meant something to her and that's why she chose it. Or maybe it didn't and she just pulled out a nice photo from the archive.

[noblegiraffe]

Given 'where's Kate?' has been trending on social media for some time and even discussed in the Times, putting out a photo where her head appears to have been photoshopped in and she looks remarkably healthy and 8 years younger, I'm thinking that people aren't convinced that the 'where's Kate?' question has been answered.

[Abitboring]

@Babyroobs but the speculation is entirely artificial. KP said she had a surgery for a condition she wants to keep private. The photo was an official photo by them. Nobody else submitted it or claimed to have taken it. That should be enough really.

[Abitboring]

@noblegiraffe Kate is on sick leave. I think the press are just using this to distract from something else or to play the royal family for some reason. I find it sickening that they do this media frenzy to someone on sick leave.

[beccahamlet]

I completely get where you're all coming from. However, the press association are obliged not to publish 'misinformation'. They are not at liberty to evaluate how relevant a change to reality is.
Clearly it doesn't really matter if Charlotte's cardy is grey or pink. But who decides what's allowed or not allowed? The PA must cut anything which is 'untrue'.

[wafflingworrier]

I wish they would leave her alone. Poor woman and her poor kids.

[Changingplace]

@baubletits

I don't get the big fuss either, loads of people edit their photos. Whether it was taken recently or not, I don't understand why people are so obsessed with this.

Because it was issued to news agencies as a factual image, and reputable agencies like Reuters or PA won’t issue pictures which aren’t factually accurate.

[Obeseandashamed]

@Abitboring

I'm not getting it either. It's not compulsory to publish a recent photo. Maybe that photo meant something to her and that's why she chose it. Or maybe it didn't and she just pulled out a nice photo from the archive.

I think the issue was that the palace said it had been taken earlier in the week so people scrutinised it as a reflection of her current health status.

[Spectre8]

Well imagine seeing images of war, famine etc that aren't real but faked. It's akin to propaganda. If you cant trust the press to report the news correctly using images and videos that are real than who can you trust?

We aren't talking about s few light touches or smoothing of wrinkles here there will have been manipulation to a level that the integrity of what's real is questioned.

[GoldThumb]

I’m with you lot.
I really don’t get the fuss. 🤷‍♀️
Whats pics aren’t edited these days?

My ads are non stop ‘google best pic’ atm, same thing isn’t it?

[MrsWidgerysLodger]

I'll paraphrase what I said on an earlier thread...

If the photograph has just been posted on their socials and the press and picked it up it wouldn't be an issue. However this photo was directly issued to the press via official channels. By doing this is basically becomes an official Palace statement (albeit pictorial not prose).

The AP have standards regarding these kind of pictures. Whilst an element of Photoshop is allowed (correction of lighting, removal of dust etc on the lens, editing of odd stray hairs) their guidelines state that the picture MUST be an accurate depiction of people and/or events. It was deemed by the AP that the photo was doctored to such an extent that this was not the case and requests for the original/original metadata to verify the edits was not provided when requested.

When you put these two sets of information together it basically adds up to the Palace issuing an official statement which was a lie (and known to be one, this was not issued with anyone from the Palace thinking it was unedited AFAIK)

By doing this the Palace have thrown doubt on pretty much everything they issue from here on in. Everything they publish or release to the press will be absolutely SCRUTINIZED as they have proven that their word can no longer be taken as truth and undermines the trust that a lot of the general public has in the Royal Family as an institution.

[Changingplace]

@wafflingworrier

I wish they would leave her alone. Poor woman and her poor kids.

Kensington palace Comms team issued the photo, they didn’t have to.

[Abitboring]

@Obeseandashamed

I think the issue was that the palace said it had been taken earlier in the week so people scrutinised it as a reflection of her current health status.

Oh did they say that? I missed this.

[MrsWidgerysLodger]

To top this all off a LOT of people don't believe it was Catherine who edited the photograph, despite nher statement. This has led to speculation that she's being thrown under the metaphorical bus whilst not well which has left distate in people's mouths to say the least.

[Mustardseed86]

I think it does matter a bit, given they said it was taken that week by William and sent it out to press agencies as a genuine photo. It's being deliberately deceptive. But I can understand the pressures that led up to it. I think Kate is probably not happy with how she looks atm (steroids can change your face a lot which is likely), she knows whatever photos appear will be around forever, and there are a lot of people online who would be quite cruel. I wouldn't want that, in her position.

It was a poor decision because it calls their honesty into question more generally and because the photo was so heavily edited - it was quite probably a composite image with an older photo of her face, not a current picture as it was claimed to be. For multiple press agencies to issue a kill notice like that is a fairly big deal.

That said I just feel bad for her tbh and hope things are ok. The pressure must be immense.

[Forgottenmypasswordagain]

Because the gossip rags need something to spew out. Truth or integrity have no place among gossip types.

[Changingplace]

@GoldThumb

I’m with you lot.
I really don’t get the fuss. 🤷‍♀️
Whats pics aren’t edited these days?

My ads are non stop ‘google best pic’ atm, same thing isn’t it?

Pictures issued by news agencies like PA or Reuters isn’t the same as a random
google image - they have guidelines and standards to uphold or any doctored/AI image could be published as factual.

It’s most definitely not the same thing and it’s important that news agencies uphold these standards. Ordinarily a photo issued from Kensington palace would be seen as factual and an accurate depiction so the fact it’s been issued by them is also why it’s caused more of a stir.

[Lovethistimeofyear]

I don’t get the fuss either tbh. People frequently post pictures from the past when celebrating - birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day. It doesn’t mean it’s taken that very same day.

They would have been better not commenting on when it was taken and just not answering questions about it.