The Sussex camp were yesterday branded “huge hypocrites” for taking a dig at Kate’s photo editing, as they claimed: “This is not a mistake Meghan would ever make.”
The surprise outburst from the couple’s ally comes after The Sun can reveal that a previous Valentine’s Day picture shared to mark Meghan’s pregnancy with Lilibet was heavily faked.
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The Sussexes’ Valentine’s Day photo shared to mark Meghan’s pregnancy with Lilibet was heavily fakedCredit: Reuters
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Harry and Meghan have also been accused of changing parts of the Christmas card for 2019 Credit: PA
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Princess Kate apologizes for editing her family photo for Mother’s DayCredit: Kensington Palace
A different backdrop, including a giant willow tree, was added in 2021 by their photographer friend Misan Harriman, who later admitted, “It’s amazing what you can do with technology.”
The couple have also come under suspicion for other alleged alterations, including a Christmas card that was put on a “reject list” by a photography agency, while Harry was apparently given more hair on others.
The Princess of Wales has apologized for editing her family photo for Mother’s Day, in which she was attacked by trolls and conspiracy theorists as she recovers from abdominal surgery.
A source close to the Sussexes waded into the storm yesterday, saying: “If Harry and Meghan ever faced the same problem, they would be devastated.
“The same rules do not apply to both couples. This is not a mistake Meghan would ever make. She has a sharp eye and an uncanny attention to detail.”
The source was quoted by The New York Post’s respected showbiz column Page Six.
It comes despite Harriman confirming in 2022 that official photos of the couple, said to have been taken under a giant tree in the Sussexes’ garden in Montecito, California, had been doctored.
On BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions podcast, he was asked: “They weren’t actually under the willow tree, they were lying out in the meadow, weren’t they, Harry and Meghan, when you photographed them?”
“The photographer replied, “Hmm, yes,” adding, “It really was a particularly joyous picture to celebrate life itself.”
Like Kate’s photo, the black-and-white photo of the Sussexes was shared around the world with no indication that it had been digitally altered.
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The latest twist has angered royal watchers.
Harry’s biographer Angela Levin said last night: “The Sussex camp are huge hypocrites.
“The tree in their photo was edited to create a special background so how dare their camp say anything about Catherine’s?”
This is not a mistake Meghan would ever make
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The row comes amid painful speculation about Kate’s health.
Ms Levin added: “Criticism of Catherine was completely unfair.
“She’s loved and an important part of the royal family, and before that she’s never put a foot wrong compared to other people.”
Editing rumors also surrounded at least three different photos of Harry and Meghan in glossy magazines.
The 2021 Time magazine cover was labeled by a couple of critics as “the most polished photo I’ve ever seen.”
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Editing rumors also surrounded the 2021 cover of Time magazine Credit: Reuters
Another joked: “How nice that they gave Haz a lot of new hair. Maybe he’s a hair growth influencer.”
Harry was also mocked for a People magazine cover to promote his autobiography Spare, which was released last year.
The Duke’s sun-kissed skin, vivid eyes and longer locks led many readers to wonder if it was staged.
One posted: “Great job in the graphics department. He totally looks like a man who isn’t bald in the middle.”
The Sussex camp are great hypocrites
Harry’s biographer Angela Levin
Ahead of her 2017 People cover, Meghan revealed that she instructed snapper Peter Lindbergh to leave her freckles during the radiation process.
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KATE’S Mother’s Day photo isn’t the first time members of the royal family have been caught in a botched edit.
Christmas 2023
Prince Louis appears to be missing a finger from Wales’ latest Christmas card.
Fans also noticed another unusual detail in the photo, saying it looked like Prince William’s leg was missing.
Retouch of the hands of the late queen
The portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip appears to have been photoshopped.
There’s something strange about the monarch’s clasped hands in the picture, which was released a few years before she died in September 2022.
Sharp-eyed royal fans spotted a strange dark outline around the edge of the Queen’s right hand, which they claimed suggested it was cut from an alternate image.
‘Zombie’ Kate
The image of the Princess of Wales was used on the cover of the Australian publication Woman’s Day.
It appears that someone doctored the photo of Kate’s face ahead of the birth of Prince Louis in 2018.
Cosmpolitan magazine subsequently wrote a scathing review, calling the airbrushing “creepy zombie Photoshopping”.
Wills bald spot
Vanity Fair has been accused of thickening Prince William’s hair during a shoot after the birth of George.
In response, the publication insisted it had simply added more color to make the photo look “more vibrant”.
George edits
American Weekly changed George’s appearance when he was still a baby.
The second in line to the throne got greener eyes, pinker lips, more colorful hair and chubbier cheeks when he appeared on the cover of the publication in 2014.
Smaller waist
The Press Complaints Commission was called when Grazia magazine edited a photo of Princess Kate on her wedding day in 2011 to make her waist appear slimmer.
The publication admitted to altering the photo, but claimed it was an inadvertent error when they cropped her husband William out of the picture.
She said: “To this day, I love when my skin tone changes and when my freckles are brushed out of a photo.”
Yesterday, all journals were asked what editing processes were used, but none responded.
Last year, Harry appeared with a full head of thick, darker hair in portraits for the coaching platform BetterUp, where he works as “Chief Impact Officer”.
Agency photos taken just days later from the Tokyo conference show significant bald spots.
His headshot has since been changed on the American company’s website.
Harry and Meghan have also been accused of changing parts of the 2019 Christmas and New Year cards in post-production.
It was claimed that the photo – of Harry, Meghan and baby son Archie – was doctored to make the Duchess’s face appear clearer.
Experts have also suggested her look may have been copied from another photo, with Harry and Meghan’s bodies seemingly out of focus.
The card, sent to hundreds of their friends, received its own “kill notice” from the Press Association – similar to Kate’s on Sunday night.
However, it is assumed that the withdrawal was due to uncertainty about where it came from.
The couple’s representatives later confirmed its authenticity, and Meghan’s friend Janina Gavankar denied any editing.
It has not been suggested that Harry and Meghan personally edited any of the photos.
Last night, an official spokesman for the couple denied any comment about Kate’s picture.
Meanwhile, Kate’s husband Prince William will attend the 25th anniversary of the Diana Legacy Awards at London’s Science Museum tomorrow.
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A spokesman for the Sussexes denied any comment on Kate’s image Credit: AFP
WHY WERE ‘KILL NOTICES’ ISSUED?
News agencies issued a “murder alert” on the picture late Sunday night.
The takedown orders were sent after “manipulation” of the image was discovered.
The AP’s order stated that the reason for the story’s cancellation was: “On closer inspection, it appears that the source manipulated the image.”
The order then directs those who used the photo to remove it from all platforms, including social media.
Agence France-Presse ordered a “mandatory kill” due to “editorial issues” and ordered that the image should no longer be used.
Reuters said the photo was “retracted after review of the post.”
Getty Images said: “For editorial reasons, please remove the following images from your system and do not use them in any way.”
The Getty said its image desk “identified the problematic image” submitted by the palace and removed it from its site “in accordance with our editorial policy.”
The PA said: “Like other news agencies, PA Media yesterday released in good faith an image of the Princess of Wales and her children which was provided by Kensington Palace.
“We have become aware of concerns about the image and issued a report last night, making it clear that we are seeking urgent clarification of the image from Kensington Palace.
“In the absence of that clarification, we are killing the image from our image service.”
Each news agency has its own editorial guidelines that govern how they treat images.
The AP says that images “must always tell the truth” and that it does not alter or manipulate the content of the photo in any way.
Its guidelines say: “The content of the photograph may not be altered in PhotoShop or in any other way. No element may be digitally added to or subtracted from any photograph.”
However, AP says that minor adjustments are allowed, these include cropping, color adjustments, and lighting adjustments.
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