A royal photographer has given his opinion on the controversial Mother's Day photo of Kate Middleton and her children.
On Sunday morning, the family released a Mother's Day photo of the Princess of Wales and her three children – Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Prince George – taken by Prince William.
This is the first photo Catherine has posted since undergoing abdominal surgery in January.
But within the next 24 hours, Getty Images, AFP, Reuters, AP and PA Media all retracted the image over concerns it had been “manipulated”.
The agencies noted “Princess Charlotte's left hand is inconsistently aligned.”
In a statement on Monday morning, the Princess of Wales admitted she had “edited” the photo and apologized for “any confusion” the photo caused.
A royal photographer has now spoken out about the controversy and subsequent fallout.
Writing for The Independent, Ian Lloyd, who has been the royal photographer for more than two decades, said that by editing the photo themselves, Will and Kate “made a mess of it” .
Lloyd explained that royal photos being retouched before being released publicly is nothing new and has been happening since the days of Queen Victoria, who “had always been retouched by photographers she approved of.”
But he noted that the Prince and Princess of Wales had always wanted to “publish photos of themselves.”
He wrote for the publication: “The Princess studied Art History at St Andrew's University and has a natural eye for composition and colour. She also has a semi-professional camera and some basic training, which has provided us with some wonderful images.”
Lloyd came forward to say that William remembers sitting and looking at royal photos as a young man, so he was keen to keep things more informal by posting photos of him and his family at home.
But he says the problem is ultimately “the natural urge to edit and alter the image in order to get the perfect shot to show the world”.
Lloyd emphasized that Kate and the family have been caught making editing mistakes in the past, before suggesting that the Welsh family “at least consider outsourcing photo editing to professionals” if they want to “keep their photo sessions as in-house productions.” “
The photo remains on the family's official
after it comes There has been speculation for weeks as to why Buckingham Palace has not released photos of her since the surgery.
Catherine spent 13 nights at the London Clinic near Regent's Park in central London after undergoing abdominal surgery earlier this year.
She is not expected to return to public office until after Easter.
Buckingham Palace has not revealed some details about Catherine's condition but has said it is not cancer-related.
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