Princess Catherine apologizes, saying she edited image
The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Tuesday, October 8, 2024


Princess Catherine apologizes, saying she edited image
This version of an official handout Mother’s Day portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales, with her three children has been annotated by The New York Times to show a range of anomalies indicating it had been digitally altered. Note: Zoomed photos of zipper and hair have been lightened to show detail. (Original photo source: Prince of Wales/Kensington Palace. Annotations by The New York Times)

by Mark Landler and Lauren Leatherby



LONDON.- Catherine, the Princess of Wales, apologized on Monday for doctoring a photo of her with her three children, which was recalled by several news agencies on Sunday after they determined the image had been manipulated.

The decision to recall the photo reignited a storm of speculation about Catherine, also known as Kate. Kate has not been seen in public since Christmas Day and had abdominal surgery in January. In her statement, the 42-year-old princess chalked up the alteration to a photographer’s innocent desire to retouch the image.

“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” Kate wrote in a post on social media. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”

The photo, which marked Mother’s Day in Britain, depicted a smiling Kate surrounded by her children, George, Charlotte and Louis.

Kensington Palace said that William had taken the photo last week in Windsor, where the family lives in Adelaide Cottage, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. But Kate is known as a keen photographer, and the palace often distributes her photos of the family.

Hours after Kensington Palace released the photo, The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse issued advisories urging news organizations to remove the image.

The AP said that after a post-publication inspection of the photograph, its editors determined that the image “shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand.” The source of the photo, it said “had manipulated the image in a way that does not meet AP’s photo standards.”

The details of the photo show a range of visual inconsistencies suggesting it was doctored. In several areas of the image, details like a sleeve or a zipper don’t line up, or have artificial patterns.

A palace official said Kate made minor adjustments in what was meant to be an informal picture of the family together for Mother’s Day. The official reiterated that William had taken the photo, though Kate edited it.

Samora Bennett-Gager, an expert in photo retouching, identified several other questionable elements, including the edges of her daughter Charlotte’s legs, which he said were unnaturally soft, suggesting the background had been manipulated. Catherine’s hand on the waist of her son, Louis, is blurry, which he said could indicate the image was taken from a separate frame of the shoot.

The photograph appeared on newspaper front pages and websites around the world, including the website of The New York Times. The Times removed the photo from an article about it on Sunday evening.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.










Today's News

March 14, 2024

Asia Week New York celebrates a decade and a half of cultural and artistic diversity

Museum of Chinese in America names new leader

Princess Catherine apologizes, saying she edited image

Nations agree to refine pact that guides the return of Nazi-looted art

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum names new director

Final known work of Maria Cosway given to Nelson-Atkins from James and Virginia Moffett Collection

Bard Graduate Center honors Eli Wilner with the Iris Foundation Award

The Met receives gift From Pinkowitz Collection of more than 300 prints by Mexican artists and 31 Chinese woodcut prints

Audience snapshot: Four years after shutdown, a mixed recovery

'Ancient Egypt & the Napoleonic Era: Masterworks from the Dahesh Museum of Art' at Vero Beach Museum of Art

Frick to launch video series, online programs, and more

Independence Seaport Museum to unveil new entryway and introductory gallery exhibition

A 'Perfect Monolith' appears in Wales

It's never too late to be a style influencer

$1,780 to spend the night in a 'Cocoon'? Hotels are betting on sleep tourism.

With pride and hope, Ukraine celebrates Oscar win for Mariupol documentary

Marnia Lazreg, scholar of Algeria and the veil, dies at 83

Kahil El'Zabar, spiritual jazz's dapper bandleader, keeps pushing ahead

Fighting through art: A Kurdish dancer's journey to New York stages

Juli Lynne Charlot, creator of the Poodle Skirt, dies at 101

Baronian opens new exhibition entitled 'Trickle-down Economics'

James Cohan Gallery announcing the representation of Kelly Sinnapah Mary

First building of axially loaded portico system by Jean Prouvé, 1939-1940, for auction




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Writer: Ofelia Zurbia Betancourt

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful