Royal expert shares tragic verdict on Kate Middleton – accusing palace of not protecting her

For releasing the altered photo of herself with her three children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—on Mother’s Day, Kate Middleton has come under fire.

Since it was clear that the photo had been altered, news organizations chose to remove it. The Princess of Wales faced backlash for the edited image as well as the fact that neither she nor the palace had declined to address concerns about her health or release an updated photo that would have put an end to rumors about her whereabouts.

Although she has faced criticism for her recent choice, a number of royal experts have defended her, accusing her husband and the palace of failing to do enough in the days following the picture’s publication.

The altered photo of Kate Middleton and her kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, that appeared on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Instagram account on Mother’s Day drew criticism for the royal family.

News agency director says Palace isn’t a trusted source after Kate Middleton picture blunder

It took several hours for social media users and photography professionals to analyze the photo, pointing out several mistakes and poor retouching techniques. The Associated Press and Getty were among the news organizations who sent out “kill notices,” which are advising notices to remove or not use a certain photo.

Renowned news organization Agence France-Presse (AFP) was another to use a “kill notice.” The worldwide news director of AFP, Phil Chetwynd, stated that Kensington Palace is no longer a reliable source while appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Media Show.

“No, not at all. The bar gets increased when you’re let down by a source, just like with anything else. According to Deadline, he stated, “We sent out notes to all our teams to be absolutely super more vigilant about the content coming across our desk — even from what we would call trusted sources.”

Chetwynd went on to say that on Sunday, a number of news outlets enquired as to whether Kensington Palace could supply the original image. He claims, though, that the picture was removed from the agencies after they did not hear back.

Furthermore, according to Chetwynd, sources like North Korea are typically the targets of kill notices.

It is uncommon to kill something by manipulation. We might do it once a year, maybe less. The Iranian or North Korean news agencies were the sources of our prior kills, Chetwynd continued.

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He concluded, “One thing that’s really important is you cannot be distorting reality for the public. There’s a question of trust. And the big issue here is one of trust, and the lack of trust and the falling trust of the general public in institutions generally and in the media. And so it’s extremely important that a photo does represent broadly the reality that it’s seen in.”

Kate Middleton broke ‘golden rule’ with Mother’s Day picture, expert says

Kate Middleton received a lot of criticism, especially after she announced that she had edited and posted the picture herself.

However, Kensington Palace’s failure to comment on the picture incident—especially to post a newly picture of Kate to assure the public that she is fine—has made conspiracy theories even more intense. Conspiracies appeared already in February as no significant updates were given on the Princess of Wales, but now, they have escalated.

Meanwhile, the fact that Kate edited the picture herself might not be the worst thing. According to The Sun’s royal photographer Arthur Edwards, the Princess of Wales has learned a “tough and very public lesson” breaking the “golden rule.”

“It’s a golden rule that while you can crop a picture, you never, ever interfere with the image itself. Kate shouldn’t have done it, and she was right to put her hand up and admit to her mistake so quickly,” Edwards said, adding that social media have been overflowing with “disgusting bile and hateful comments about her.”

“Now the conspiracies are flying thick and fast — not that these people need any encouragement. These cheap shots at Kate will be upsetting for her.”

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As mentioned, many experts and members of the public have called for Kensington Palace to release a new picture of Kate—or preferably the unedited version of the Mother’s Day picture.

“Eager for an update”

Royal photographer Arthur Edwards agrees it is surprising that the palace hasn’t released the original picture, as it could be used to “draw a line” under the incident.

“But of course this comes amid all the speculation as to what’s happening with Kate, who, bar a brief picture yesterday and last week, none of us has seen since December. So many people — myself included — have been eager for an update on the Princess of Wales’s health since she underwent abdominal surgery in January.”

Edwards added, “A bodged attempt at photographic manipulation may have been, but I still think it’s a delightful image. Kate looks radiant and so proud on Mother’s Day, surrounded by her loving kids. It’s full of uplifting love and emotion.”

Even though people may be upset with how Kate and The Firm have handled the situation, it appears that, before the mishap, the public’s support of the princess was still strong.

A newly published Ipsos poll, commissioned for The Evening Standard, shows that Kate Middleton is the UK’s favorite royal. According to the publication’s poll, which was carried out before the publication of the controversial photo on Mother’s Day, 38 percent of Brits like Kate Middleton, most of all royal family members.

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According to the poll, the Princess of Wales is the most popular among women, 44 percent, compared to 32 percent among men. Moreover, Half of those aged 55 to 75 also named Kate their favorite.

Royal experts accuse Palace of not protecting Kate Middleton

In the same poll, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s popularity plummeted by three points, with Harry now at 11 percent and Meghan at seven percent.

Several royal experts have argued that Kate needs to take responsibility for her actions. At the same time, royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox that the palace is responsible for what she calls “yet another public relations disaster.”

“The certainty is that a ‘slimmed down monarchy’ means fewer are guiding the royals and those who are aren’t as media savvy as they need to be,” Fordwich said. “In our fast-paced world with tech-savvy media outlets, the palaces need to hire the best and brightest in such fields.”

Although Kate had to apologize, the royal expert pointed out that Kate Middleton showed “integrity.”

“While this certainly isn’t ‘business as usual’ nor what we would expect from a royal household… it shows great humility to admit one’s mistakes,” Fordwich continued. “Others might have either remained silent or tried to blame another. Kate issued a straight-up, no-nonsense apology. Many could learn a lesson from such.”

Royal expert and author Tom Bower took it a step further, accusing the palace of not protecting Kate at all.

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He said that the Princess of Wales isn’t surrounded by wise people and that the picture should have been handled by professional staff at Kensington Palace.

“People around the world just want to bring her down because it gives them pleasure. And then, when she did, they should have got a professional photographer in to make sure there were no hiccups like has now occurred,” Bower told The Sun.

“She has been under terrible pressure to perform”

He continued: “She’s undergone the most very serious operation imaginable. She needs a long time to recover. And I fear that she has been under terrible pressure to perform and instead of protecting her, her staff in Kensington Palace, failed to give her the support and protection she needs.”

Tom Bower concluded that Kate Middleton made an “honest mistake,” which isn’t a big deal at all. He advised the royal family not to release any more pictures and instead focus on helping Kate fully recover.

“There are republicans and mischief makers who want to do everything now, to destroy the monarchy, to destroy Britain as it is today, who don’t share our values and see Kate as a soft target, an easy target and another target to seek to undermine British values and British tradition,” he added.

The controversial picture incident surrounding Kate Middleton isn’t the first royal scandal. Over the decades, many other things have rocked the royal family at its core, and while the Princess of Wales hasn’t been directly involved in one, she still knows how to learn from her mistake.

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In 2011, after their engagement was announced, Prince William and Kate were interviewed by ITV. The princess got questions about how she deals with criticism.

“I think the people around home are very supportive of us, and those are the people who really matter to us: our close friends and close family. I think if they feel you are doing the right thing you can only be true to yourself and you sort of have to ignore a lot of what’s said, obviously take it on board, but you have to be yourself really and that’s how I have stuck by it really.”

Kate Middleton spoke out about facing criticism after engagement to William

Moreover, Kate Middleton revealed it was “nerve-wracking” to marry into the royal family. However, she would be “willing to learn quickly and work hard.”

“It’s obviously nerve-wracking, because I don’t know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I’m willing to learn quickly and work hard. I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.”

Kate Middleton knows how she is helping herself in the best way possible through this very tricky situation. However, what is clear is that there are more questions raised every day–at least until we get to see Kate Middleton in public the next time.

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