It should bring a little calm to the rumor mill surrounding Princess Kate’s recovery: a Mother’s Day photo with her children. But the opposite happened, suddenly there was talk of a fake photo. Now the palace speaks out.
Princess Kate underwent abdominal surgery in mid-January and has been at home recovering ever since. That’s what the palace says. The heir to the throne’s wife is expected to be absent from public appointments until after Easter. But because nothing was heard or seen from her anymore, many rumors arose on the Internet about the condition of the future queen.
So many that last Sunday the palace apparently felt compelled to publish a photo of the princess with her three children on Instagram for British Mother’s Day. She wrote in the caption: “Thank you for all the kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wish you all a happy Mother’s Day. C”.
But this photo contained several Photoshop mishaps, so the palace’s move, which was intended to be appeasement, backfired. Read here exactly what the allegations from the internet were.
Princess Kate comments on fake photo allegations
The internet is boiling again, there are allegations of manipulation, it’s supposed to be a PR disaster. Now the princess is back on Instagram to explain herself. The story on her and Prince William’s official account “Princeandprincessofwales” said on Monday morning: “Like many amateur photographers, I’m experimenting with editing. I’d like to apologize for any confusion surrounding the family photo we published yesterday , sorry. I hope you all had a very happy Mother’s Day. C.”
An unusual step for the British royal family, which often ignores rumors and criticism until it dies down again. But in the case of Princess Kate’s recovery, it seems important to the palace that the countless rumors and memes on social media platforms do not slowly get out of hand. It remains to be seen when the 42-year-old will officially start work again; it is said that she is already doing desk work in the home office again and is expected to return after Easter.
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