A photographer took a picture of Princess Kate next to her mother in the car. Some media outlets show the photo, but British newspapers do not. Behind this is an agreement with the royal family.
The British tabloid press is not exactly known for its timidity. In the case of Princess Kate, however, she is proceeding extremely cautiously these days. On Monday it was the American online gossip magazine “TMZ” that published the first photo of the sick Catherine on its website. It was shot by a paparazzo and the quality of the image leaves a lot to be desired. It’s so grainy that users online and other news sites improved it using AI to make it easier to recognize Kate.
Princess Kate: British press won’t print paparazzo photo
Neither the British Daily Mail nor other Royal Rota newspapers printed it on their pages. The reason: The royals had asked for Kate’s privacy to be protected. Members of the “Royal Rota” system, and therefore present at all royal appearances, are: “The Daily Express”, “The Daily Mail”, “The Daily Mirror”, “The Evening Standard”, “The Telegraph”, “The Times” and “The Sun”. According to the Financial Times, Meghan and Harry are said to have dubbed this gathering of British media “The Cartel” – a telling nickname. “Out of respect for her privacy, we are not showing her as she recovers from her operation in the time frame we’re given,” ITV Royal editor Chris Ship said, according to the New York Times.
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The statement that news sites would respect the princess’s privacy caused mixed reactions online. In the past, “Daily Mail” and “The Sun” in particular were known for the opposite. They regularly printed paparazzi shots that clearly violated the royals’ privacy. The photographer hunts for Princess Diana are probably the best-known example, but Meghan and Harry were also surprised and harassed by photographers on several occasions.
Photo “not approved”
“Kensington Palace had no comment this evening, but sources stressed that these were paparazzi photos and were not approved by the palace,” the Daily Mail wrote after TMZ published the photos. This raises the question for many royal fans online: Are paparazzi pictures ever approved?
“Did you hear that? Royal Rota respects the privacy of the royal family. The British media who printed Meghan’s private letter to her father. Those who flew helicopters over her home in the Cotswolds? Today they respect Kate’s privacy Middleton. Double standards,” commented one user on , formerly Twitter.
One thing is certain two days after the photo was published: the discussion about Princess Kate’s condition continues.
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