News Agencies Recall Kate Middleton Photo That Has Been Altered

[Veritable Quandry]

 

[Cristiano]

Kate Middleton's Photoshop Saga: What You Need to Know About Photo Editing

All photos are suspect these days, as image-editing software lives on our phones, our laptops and in social media filters.

www.cnet.com

 

[Cristiano]

I have to admit, I am way more interested in this story than I should be.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

This is going to be a big part of how I teach information literacy. There are a lot of good articles about it to draw from.

 

[Sid]

Masterclass "How to produce news when there is no news".

 

[Khamon]

I believe that Royals, politicians, Hollywood elite, and billionaires refer to “any coverage is good coverage” as “relevance.”

 

[Free]

Oh, Vulture. Sometimes you pull up the best shitfacing of the internet.

Wherever She Is, Kate Middleton Isn’t on Our Side

The princess is no folk hero, or lesbian, or secret IRA member.

www.vulture.com

 

[Beebo Brink]

Kate’s photo of late Queen was doctored, agency says, as princess spotted in public for first time in months | CNN

 

[Free]

I've heard that all the video from The Crown is fake, with actors playing all of the royals!

 

[Cristiano]

 

[Amelia Freund]

I think there was some sort of agreement with the news agencies, that the palace would release pictures of the Wales's and the kids every now and then, and in exchange they (or the papz rather) wouldn't chase them or invade their privacy like they did with Princess Di. Maybe the news agencies now consider that pact a bit broken? The news agencies are also hypocritical as they would be the first to spin doctor/alter any paparazzi picture that they'd take without the Wales's permission.

 

[Sid]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/22/kate-princess-of-wales-cancer-chemotherapy

The Princess of Wales has disclosed that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the early stages of receiving chemotherapy treatment.
In a statement recorded at Windsor by the BBC, Catherine said her condition had been discovered after she had major abdominal surgery in January.

After weeks of speculation about her health, Catherine said she and her husband, Prince William, had needed time to explain the situation to their three children, George, 10, Charlotte, eight, and Louis, five.

The Princess of Wales, 42, had been admitted to the London Clinic on 16 January for major abdominal surgery. At the time, the palace refused to confirm what Catherine was being treated for, but said the condition was non-cancerous.

Catherine said it was only after the surgery that the cancer had been found. The king is also currently being treated for cancer.

In the video princes Catherine says:

“In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and I am now in the early stages of that treatment.”

 

[Ryanna Enfield]

I hope they caught it early enough. She will have access to the best Health Care, luckily for her. Chemotherapy is rough and watching someone go through it is tough as well. I feel for her and her family. The kids, mostly.

 

[Cristiano]

 

[Cristiano]

I hope she makes a full recovery.

 

[Cristiano]

Ok not to belabor a point, but this all still does seem odd. No, she did not have to go public about her cancer before she was ready, but all the subterfuge is still bizarre, even by royal standards.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Ok not to belabor a point, but this all still does seem odd. No, she did not have to go public about her cancer before she was ready, but all the subterfuge is still bizarre, even by royal standards.

Agreed, but a recent cancer diagnosis is an understandable reason to not make the most rational choices.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Right. But they hire PR people for a reason.

 

[Casey Pelous]

I don't think it is all that mysterious. It was abdominal surgery. High probability it was poop related. Crohn's, colitis, IBS .... there's a long list of possibilities.

One of the other leading contenders is reproductive system related stuff.

People tend to want to be private about those sorts of things.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Right. But they hire PR people for a reason.

Of course. Either the PR person wasn't doing their job, or was overruled by irrational bosses. It's hard even for the greatest personal assistant ever to protect a boss from themselves sometimes.