That anyone is even questioning the veracity of the photograph is the stuff of nightmares for the palace in a world where fake news is spinning out of control.
In 2013, after the birth of Prince George, Kensington Palace released a family photograph taken by Michael Middleton and quietly changed royal history.
The pictures have all but ended the market for paparazzi snaps, spared the children the pressure of regularly posing for a press photographer, and struck the right balance between their public and private lives.
They may not have evidence for their more outlandish theories, including denied reports that the Princess has been in a coma or jokes about her having cosmetic surgery, but such a slip-up is succour to those who delight in seeing theKensington Palace has not yet confirmed specifically how the photograph has been edited, with a confession to “minor adjustments” raising more questions than answers over the extent to which the public can now believe what they see.
It has given the perfect opportunity for republicans, critics and social media mischief-makers who delight in the misfortune of the royal family to make their case.Omid Scobie, Prince Harry and Meghan’s biographer – now one of the royal family’s most vocal critics – cited the episode as proof that “it’s becoming increasingly difficult for the public to believe a word they share”.
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