A Photoshop expert has weighed in on exactly “how and why” Princess Kate edited the picture that was shared of her and her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
On Sunday Kensington Palace released a new picture of Kate and the children to mark Mother’s Day, with the photo supposedly being taken by Prince William.
However last night some picture agencies began pulling the image over fears it had been altered, with certain details not making sense, such as an issue with Charlotte’s sleeve and many blurry spots in the picture.
Kate issued an apology for confusion, claiming she “occasionally experimented with editing” family shots, as she wrote on social media: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.
“I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day.”
Mr Davies continued: “That’s a common thing that they’ve blended photos together. I don’t think they’re doing anything deceptive on it – they just wanted the perfect photo and missed a few areas.
“It shows multiple images have been blended together – I do it every day for people when one of the children isn’t looking at the camera.
“The texture has gone from the [Prince Louis’] jumper – it almost looks like it could be AI. I use it all the time and I have to add the texture back in, it can only do certain resolution.”
The image was the first social media image shared by Princess Kate in months, as she has been recovering from abdominal surgery out of the royal spotlight.
She underwent the operation on January 16 and was discharged almost two weeks later, and has been recuperating at home in Windsor ever since.
Kate is not expected back at work until after Easter, according to statements put out by Kensington Palace, and she did not attend the Commonwealth Day service this Monday.
