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Photographer Who Took Kate Middleton and Prince William Car Photo Addresses New Editing Speculation
After Princess Kate's Mother's Day photo came under fire for editing errors, another image of the royal was accused of manipulation
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[size=1.125]Speculation arose online that the latest picture was also doctored, with social media users citing a difference in how the brick wall behind the vehicle looked through the window versus above the car. [size=1.125]The photo agency that captured the pictures, Goff Photos, denied editing the images. While they told E! News that the pics "have been cropped and lightened," they clarified that "nothing has been doctored." [size=1.125]Jim Bennett, the photographer who snapped the photos, tells PEOPLE, "We don’t change our photos in Photoshop other than adjusting the light levels if necessary. Car shots are unpredictable at the best of times and with some reflection on the glass it can be difficult."
Prince William and Kate Middleton after King Charles' coronation on May 6, 2023. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP VIA GETTY Kate Middleton Apologizes for 'Confusion' Over Family Photo That Caused Controversy
[size=1.125]Bennett expected to see Prince William heading to London for the Commonwealth Day service.
[size=1.125]He says, "It wasn't until I checked on the back of the camera to make sure I had a frame of Prince William that I realized there was someone sitting next to him. It turned out to be Catherine!"
Prince William and Kate Middleton at the South Korea state visit in November 2023. CHRIS JACKSON - WPA POOL/GETTY IMAGES [size=1.125]"We became aware of concerns about the image and we carried a report about it last night, and made clear that we were seeking urgent clarification about the image from Kensington Palace," PA Media, one of the agencies that removed the photo from their service, said. "In the absence of that clarification, we are killing the image from our picture service." [size=1.125]Princess Kate said in a statement on Monday, "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." The message was signed with a "C" for Catherine, indicating that the note came directly from Kate.
Kate Middleton's Mother's Day Photo Isn't the Only Recent Family Snap Accused of Photoshop
[size=1.125]In addition to internet sleuths analyzing the photo, Sky News looked into the image file's metadata. They found that the image provided by Kensington Palace was saved twice in the photo editing tool Adobe Photoshop. The outlet said the image was first saved on Friday at 9:54 p.m. and again on Saturday at 9:39 a.m. [size=1.125]"[Kate] has apologized and graciously so," the insider says. "She has done something that 99% of us do — and we don’t have the scrutiny that they do." [size=1.125]"Think of the level of scrutiny of pictures of her, as people pore over them," the insider continues. "You’re always on display and always got to be perfect."
Kate Middleton attends Windrush generation event on Oct. 3, 2023. JACOB KING/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES [size=1.125]But Mark Borkowski, a London-based public relations and crisis communications expert, tells PEOPLE that there may be longstanding repercussions. [size=1.125]"The difficulty now is because there is so little information about what’s happening to Kate, if they were going to project things are all normal in this way — with a photo that is now deemed to be fake — it is pretty damning about the floundering and the poor decision making that’s going on," he says.
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