This became even stronger after Mother’s Day, when a photo of Kate, and her children George, Charlotte and Louis was posted on Social Media. At a long distance, the photo looks fine, however on a closer inspection done by many individuals on Social Media there are key problems brought up making it appear edited. For example, the cuff around Charlotte’s cardigan was broken, hands also looked odd, which again fed further into the cycle of rumours, before a statement was released by Kate, also on Mother’s Day. The statement noted that “Like many amateur photographers, I [Kate] do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused”.
Despite this, online rumours have not slowed down and it appears to have raised more questions than it answers. The Associated Press also made a “Kill Notification”. This is used as an industry term when a retraction needs to be made. Others, including Reuters followed suit, withdrawing the image after a “post-publication review”. Despite all the rumours that have continued, the initial statement from the palace remains in place, that updates would be provided only when there is significant new information to share.
