Duchess Kate’s disappearance from public life has sparked a number of conspiracy theories online. But ever since the Princess of Wales admitted there was a major editing error in her Mother’s Day photo with her three children, every photo released by the palace or its sources has come under intense scrutiny. became. The 42-year-old was pictured with Prince William on Monday, potentially putting an end to any rumors of his disappearance, but some parts of the internet don’t seem convinced at all.
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Internet claims Duchess Kate’s Windsor car image was photoshopped
“Princess Kate Middleton seen in the car doesn’t look like her…” several users claimed on x (formerly Twitter). Given that the photos were taken from someone’s mobile phone, why doesn’t the princess’s entire face appear in any of the photos? Only Prince William’s face is clearly visible in each image? Many people wonder why this is the case. Things didn’t end there. Eagle-eyed royal followers also questioned the color of the bricks, which somehow didn’t seem to match the color of the bricks on the outside of the car.
As for the car she was photographed in, she wrote: “It’s quite strange that the car in yesterday’s photo of Duchess Kate Middleton, aka Kate Middleton, has six wheels. There were questions like, “It seems like there is one.”
“Didn’t anyone notice the latest photo of #KateMiddleton in a car…the brick in the car window doesn’t seem to match the brick outside the car…this was also photoshopped? Is that a photo?” user X wrote on Monday after the photo went viral.
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Is the photo of Duchess Kate’s Windsor car old?
Several users also put forward theories claiming the photo is old and could date back to Christmas 2023, when Middleton was last seen before undergoing abdominal surgery in January. “They used a photo from Christmas Day. They erased her earrings, the brim of her hat is clearly visible, and you can see the top of it obscuring a rectangle inside the car… then , they added noise to make the edits harder to discern… They’re really bad at this!!!” an internet user wrote.
Photographer denies all claims
Hours after social media started buzzing with theories and claims about manipulated photos, the photographer who took the photo told Page Six that his agency “doesn’t alter the photo in Photoshop, other than adjusting the light intensity if necessary. That’s not the case,” he said. Bennett added, “Car shots can be unpredictable at the best of times, and can be difficult when there’s some reflection in the glass.”
Earlier, Middleton issued an unusual public statement apologizing for the editorial error. she said: “Like many amateur photographers, I also experiment with editing from time to time. I would like to apologize for any confusion the family photo I shared yesterday may have caused,” she wrote on X from the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official account. wrote. “I hope everyone who celebrated had a very happy Mother’s Day.”
