Kate's New Picture

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe we live in a world like this. Everyone edits photos. It's like she did something no one's ever seen before.

Agree. There was some bad photoshopping - so what? There's a lot of bad photoshopping out there. Is the AP really going to pull half their pictures? Or was their statement inaccurate?

I take it you have not followed any of the developments in this story, nor read the thread?

I've read the entire thread. I think y'all are really really nuts and I also think the news agencies are playing strange games right now. They are either lying in their reason for taking down the picture, or are setting themselves up for huge problems with other edited pictures.

I wondered this as well: what celeb pic out there which is posed like that is NOT edited? Why pull it when all other pics of all other celebs which were edited are out there?

You guys aren’t getting it. The Mother’s Day photo wasn’t “edited” in the way you’re thinking. They either spliced in different images of the kids/kate or completely retouched a photo from 2023 to pass it off as something more recent. This wasn’t some innocent contouring or lighting changes.

So what?

You’re purposely moving the conversation back to around page 2 of this thread. I’m guessing to continue to obfuscate the entire discussion. But AP & Reuters issued the kill on the photo and news agencies the world over have reported on it. Almost all indicating it was not a good move/look for KP. KP even issued a “my bad” statement. You really need to move beyond the “so what”. Makes you look like an ignorant fool.

That's exactly what it seems like they're doing.

Guys, do you think the Palace is watching us? How can we report the courtiers directly to Jeff Steele???

I'd love to think it is absolutely bananas/hilarious to suspect that pro-KP agents read this website, but DCUM did sleuth out the truth about Hilaria Baldwin. So crazier things have happened.

I spent a link to this site /discussion to several people in media, including one person in London.

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Proof of life people: what about the photo with her mom?

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe we live in a world like this. Everyone edits photos. It's like she did something no one's ever seen before.

Agree. There was some bad photoshopping - so what? There's a lot of bad photoshopping out there. Is the AP really going to pull half their pictures? Or was their statement inaccurate?

I take it you have not followed any of the developments in this story, nor read the thread?

I've read the entire thread. I think y'all are really really nuts and I also think the news agencies are playing strange games right now. They are either lying in their reason for taking down the picture, or are setting themselves up for huge problems with other edited pictures.

I wondered this as well: what celeb pic out there which is posed like that is NOT edited? Why pull it when all other pics of all other celebs which were edited are out there?

You guys aren’t getting it. The Mother’s Day photo wasn’t “edited” in the way you’re thinking. They either spliced in different images of the kids/kate or completely retouched a photo from 2023 to pass it off as something more recent. This wasn’t some innocent contouring or lighting changes.

So what?

You’re purposely moving the conversation back to around page 2 of this thread. I’m guessing to continue to obfuscate the entire discussion. But AP & Reuters issued the kill on the photo and news agencies the world over have reported on it. Almost all indicating it was not a good move/look for KP. KP even issued a “my bad” statement. You really need to move beyond the “so what”. Makes you look like an ignorant fool.

That's exactly what it seems like they're doing.

Guys, do you think the Palace is watching us? How can we report the courtiers directly to Jeff Steele???

I'd love to think it is absolutely bananas/hilarious to suspect that pro-KP agents read this website, but DCUM did sleuth out the truth about Hilaria Baldwin. So crazier things have happened.

I spent a link to this site /discussion to several people in media, including one person in London.

I’ve also sent text hyperlinks of this to friends in New York, who are in PR and media circles….

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Anonymous wrote:The Ed story makes sense because she looked noticeably fuller in the face in the unauthorized TMZ photo where she was in the car with her mom. Maybe she’s gaining weight for recovery and she’s uncomfortable with her new body / being photographed?

Or it was Pippa in the car

It was absolutely Pippa.

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Anonymous wrote:Proof of life people: what about the photo with her mom?

That was Pips.

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I am having a hard time with the TMZ photo. It doesn't look like Kate to me. It looks like either a wax statue of Kate, or maybe Pippa wearing a lot of makeup? It just does not look like her to me.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m all in on the eating disorder theory. It all came to a head at Christmas after she spent so much time in spotlight with her new role. I’m sure there are likely other stressors that impacted it as well but something clearly happened at Christmas and it was the tipping point. She is probably going to need a long time to come to terms with her new body, being in public and photographed. That’s why she isn’t out in public for pictures because it’ll set her back.

How does the ED theory square with KP treating her so poorly? Like giving her the blame for the photo, not visiting her, etc.?

They’re trying to kill her to put Rose in her place. Duhhhh.

I can't imagine they would actually want to put in Rose. That would take decades to recover from. Kate is a huge asset. Kate either can't or won't give them the proof of life they need, and they are botching the job of covering for that.

The most points I see for this is if Wills claims she's the love his life and like father/like son, Charles doesn't want to make Will wait a lifetime to be with her - like he had to wait for Camilla. Or Kate's putting her foot down at a time the BRF is vulnerable and forcing Will to give up Rose entirely or Kate will leave.

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Anonymous wrote:I am having a hard time with the TMZ photo. It doesn't look like Kate to me. It looks like either a wax statue of Kate, or maybe Pippa wearing a lot of makeup? It just does not look like her to me.

That was 100% Pippa!

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Can someone explain why KP is so mad that the photo of Kate and Carole is out there? Why do they care?

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Anonymous wrote:I am having a hard time with the TMZ photo. It doesn't look like Kate to me. It looks like either a wax statue of Kate, or maybe Pippa wearing a lot of makeup? It just does not look like her to me.

That was 100% Pippa!

If it was Pippa, why would Kensington Palace issue a gag order on the photo for UK media though? Why not instead leak that actually that's Pippa, thus discrediting the photo altogether? Issuing the gag order made it seem like it was Kate even though I don't think it looks like her.

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Do some stupid dog and pony show*

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why KP is so mad that the photo of Kate and Carole is out there? Why do they care?

I think it’s because it was taken by TMZ, which isn’t under their control?

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe we live in a world like this. Everyone edits photos. It's like she did something no one's ever seen before.

Agree. There was some bad photoshopping - so what? There's a lot of bad photoshopping out there. Is the AP really going to pull half their pictures? Or was their statement inaccurate?

I take it you have not followed any of the developments in this story, nor read the thread?

I've read the entire thread. I think y'all are really really nuts and I also think the news agencies are playing strange games right now. They are either lying in their reason for taking down the picture, or are setting themselves up for huge problems with other edited pictures.

I wondered this as well: what celeb pic out there which is posed like that is NOT edited? Why pull it when all other pics of all other celebs which were edited are out there?

+1 Also I don't know how their press offices work, but do wire services and other news organizations routinely distribute pics posted on their social media accounts? That's what the problem seems to be.

A family's social media account is not the same as an official "news" photo. The wire services picked up the photo because of the "Where's Kate?" hoopla and failed to ensure a family photo (that would be perfectly fine for tweaking) met their "news standards." In their haste to put out the picture, they obviously didn't follow standard protocols.

Are y'all just not paying attention and hopping in at page one-hundred-eighty-whatever without context? Honestly.

No, the press did not just pull a photo from their Instagram. Their press office posted the photo to the Instagram and then also distributed a copy of the photo to news agencies for wider publication. This is part of the problem -- these agencies then published the photos as an official release of Kensington Palace, with the context that it was taken by William earlier in the week, as evidence that the Princess was recovering from surgery. And then it was revealed that the photo was heavily edited and may in fact have been 5 months old and that major elements of the photo, including what people were wearing, their expressions, etc., may have been altered.

The news agencies followed protocol, including killing the photo when evidence of photoshopping became so overwhelming that they could no longer justifiably use the photo as evidence of what they were reporting.

I'm the pp you are quoting/answering. I asked about how the photo was initially pulled and how their press offices work because I hadn't seen that addressed even though I've skimmed some pages of this thread.

Having read your comment, my next thought it is: This is not amateur hour. They have some of the best people in the world working for them and none of this is coincidence. You guys can come up with your nutso theories for the next 3 weeks, but you will not know what is going on with Kate and the royal family until they want you to know. And you need to accept that it may be never.

In the meantime, leave the woman alone. We don't know her condition, but she owes you people nothing. Even if she were taking a break (with no medical issue) I wouldn't blame her at all. She has done her duty, kept a stiff upper lip for 20 years now, birthed three children even though she suffers with hyperemesis gravidarum, has recently lost the beloved Queen with whom she had a strong relationship and is dealing wither her father-in-law's diagnosis.

Some of the outrageous, mean-spirited, speculative nonsense on this thread is appalling. And I say this as someone who doesn't follow RF at all, unless something major happens.

Signed,
regular woman/wife/mom in solidarity with Kate

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I must say Kate has nice thick hair for an anorexic.

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Anonymous wrote:I must say Kate has nice thick hair for an anorexic.

There are such things as wigs and extensions.