Kate's New Picture

[Anonymous]

People have said that William doesn’t let any of his professional-side staff contact him him/them on their days off. I could see a situation where the photo was posted on Sunday (an off day) and his comms team couldn’t reach out to them to get the original photo file or more info on what was edited in the photo.

Now that it’s a weekday and William is expected to work today at that commonwealth ceremony, they’ve been in touch and issued a statement.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how why Catherine is messing around with amateur photo shop on a photo for their official accounts. It sounds sort of plausible (lots of people take photos of their families and edit them themselves, often poorly, before posting on social media). But given the way photos of the family are typically handled, it is strange. The photos were distributed to news agencies through KP's press office. Presumably Catherine didn't even post the photo to Instagram herself-- someone from her or William's team did. So the explain that Catherine got a little overzealous editing the photo and then posted it without thinking of the implications is odd.

But also, even if you take them at their word, the editing itself is odd. Why would there be so much editing around her hands and neck but not her face? What was Catherine trying to "fix" with the editing? If we are to believe she edited it herself, that would rule out the idea that it is multiple photos spliced together to get a good photo of all (way too complicated for a layperson and would be more obvious). If they were just trying to make her look better or conceal signs of illness, the location of the edits are odd.

I don't know. This prompts more questions than it answers.

She has edited pictures before. And she has taken what become official photos before, too. She's been a hobby photographer for years, not sure why you think she wouldn't be familiar with using editing tools. This wasn't a great editing job - but there are plenty of professional or official photos that are badly edited.

The part I don't understand is the reaction from AP, Getty, etc. That's the strange part.

Has she edited photos before? I've never heard any issues with the photos she has taken before. There was some weird stuff going on with their holiday photo last year, but that was taken by a photographer-- is the implications that she edited it?

And this doesn't explain why these edits focused on strange things. Why would she take pains to edit her hand on Charlotte's waist, but not correct the lighting on her face, which is a bit dimmer than that on the kids?

That photo of the Queen surrounded by all her grandkids was allegedly photoshopped. Louis had some fuzziness and weird lighting around him, among other things.

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Anonymous wrote:I keep thinking back to when she gave birth. Within hours, she was posing on the hospital steps in stockings, high heels, and full hair and makeup. It’s very concerning that weeks have gone by and she can’t or won’t make herself available for a regular family photo

Yeah I was superwoman when my first was a newborn and now I’m a totally different person. Why do people still keep expecting her to be just as strong and just as open as she was a decade ago.

She was like this less than 5 years ago when Louis was born too. Also, in this case, it's not just a change in behavior from middle aged mom, but a major change in publicity protocol from a government entity. It is odd that when Louis was born, the palace took great pains to ensure that Louis, William, and Catherine were photographed by reporters within hours of the birth, and quickly disclosed his birth certificate, but regarding this most recent issue, they have carefully avoided any photos of Catherine or the kids for two months, and the ONE photo revealed by the palace, allegedly taken last week, was heavily and badly edited to the point it had to be pulled by news agencies.

It's not Catherine's changing behavior that is raising eyebrows -- it's the palace's sudden shift.

Birth is not an illness. It is an everyday occurrence. Assuming no complications, many women can be up and at ‘em within a couple of hours.

Different circumstances so different protocol.

Maybe she feels vulnerable or in pain or just wants this time to be free from scrutiny.

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Anonymous wrote:Here’s my theory- Kate was either having an affair or confiding in the guy who ended up dead about the state of her marriage. This came to a head after Christmas and William’s temper got the best of him. She’s been incapacitated (or worse) since. Kids are being told the same lies the world is being told while they figure out how to handle it. Maybe she’s in a coma and they don’t want to say anything until they know whether she’s going to recover. Or maybe it’s worse. They’re assuming interest is going to die down and, if she doesn’t make it or didn’t make it, they can blame recovery from whatever surgery as the cause of death. Her parents are radio silence because they’re waiting for a payout for their troubles.

I doubt it’s eating disorder related because that would be such a great cause for people to get behind and sympathize with.

At this point the world is going to need some sort of actual proof of life or this situation is going to continue spiraling. I think it could be the downfall of the BRF.

She was photographed in a car with her mother recently. She is not in a coma!

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Gaslighting! It’s one thing to use a filter it’s another two change placement of hands, and other features. Also, very weird to do that when there’s so much questioning and scrutiny about what’s been going on. Just not buying the oh oops just like you peasants, I used to Editing tool my apologies

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Photographers edit pictures all the time if it’s otherwise a good picture but one of the kids had their eyes closed or was looking the wrong way or whatever. I’d expect a professional or high quality/experienced hobbyist photographer to be doing some editing - pictures don’t just turn out great with no work done to them. I don’t know, this whole situation is so weird and now I wonder if there’s something else going on maybe with the King and they’re using the “where’s Kate” chatter as a cover-up for that to distract from the real issue? The palace exists to protect and work for the monarch.

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Anonymous wrote:Photographers edit pictures all the time if it’s otherwise a good picture but one of the kids had their eyes closed or was looking the wrong way or whatever. I’d expect a professional or high quality/experienced hobbyist photographer to be doing some editing - pictures don’t just turn out great with no work done to them. I don’t know, this whole situation is so weird and now I wonder if there’s something else going on maybe with the King and they’re using the “where’s Kate” chatter as a cover-up for that to distract from the real issue? The palace exists to protect and work for the monarch.

This is all true, assuming you are sure the people are alive, healthy, and well.

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lol, I think the "I use photoshop" is just another way to make a dig at her publicly. She has won awards for her photography. Now they are throwing her "hobby" under the bus with her.

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I want to feel bad for Kate and family, but they did this to themselves. I don’t see how that “oopsie daisy, bad editing job” response helps. People aren’t going to stop until she appears live in public in some sort of official capacity.

Bet she wishes she had just been up front about her bowel surgery or whatever. It couldn’t be worse than this debacle.

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Anonymous wrote:Hmmm. I mean this is a good way to handle it but not totally buying it.

Someone is blaming her for it?

Or

If she did write this, why would SHE be editing a photo if she’s sick? Don’t they have staff to do this??

The statement says “occasionally” without explicitly saying she edited this particular photo. This statement is carefully worded. And she doesn’t point out using an old photo…

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Anonymous wrote:lol, I think the "I use photoshop" is just another way to make a dig at her publicly. She has won awards for her photography. Now they are throwing her "hobby" under the bus with her.

good call.

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This woman has a reasonable explanation of what day this picture was actually taken.

https://twitter.com/lmxstn/status/1767154095238897954

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My take on this is, there is no way that can be a recent picture of her if the palace just backtracked the idea of her having a public appearance in June. If she can look well, seated in a chair, in early march then she can appear in public briefly , standing, in JUNE if this is all from an abdominal surgery. Either there was a complication they are not willing to discuss -like being wheelchair bound- that would make sense. But even a colostomy…. Like, you can cover that up for a few hours pretty easily.

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Anonymous wrote:Hmmm. I mean this is a good way to handle it but not totally buying it.

This is a terrible way to handle it. It causes supporters to not trust the photography or images or messages presented from you. It very much gives we are untruthful which is not what you want if you are to be king/queen. In light of the Harry/Meghan saga, it reads poorly for William and Kate.

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I stand firm on my assessment of people who are obsessed with this picture right now.