Kate Middleton ‘may never’ post photo again after scandal: expert

Famous

By Samantha Ibrahim

Kate Middleton’s “amateur” photography could have been left behind.

The Princess of Wales, 42, is reportedly too self-conscious to post any more photos after her Photoshop debacle.

In honor of Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom on Sunday, Middleton shared a photo of herself smiling with her children, Prince George, 10, Prince Louis, 5, and Princess Charlotte, 8. It was the first snapshot posted by the future queen as she continues to remain out of public view while recovering from abdominal surgery she underwent in January.

The image was riddled with a multitude of editing errors; Several photo agencies, such as the Associated Press, retracted the image and urged the media not to use it because it was “manipulated.”

The agencies even asked Kensington Palace to send them an unaltered version of the graphic, but they refused.

Expert Russell Myers gave insight into the Duchess of Cambridge’s stance on sharing photos in the future with the Royal Beat podcast.

“They put up the image and I guess they will have to review this process,” he said.

He went on to state, “What I think will be the biggest shame of all is that Kate may never post a photo again.”

“And we’ve had years where she’s posted pictures of the kids on their birthday, Louis’ first day of school, his Christmas card. If she doesn’t do it, it will be a huge shame for her.”

A day after the photo made headlines, with conspiracy theories about its whereabouts taking center stage amid the debacle, Middleton apologized for altering it.

“Like many amateur photographers, I experiment with editing from time to time. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion caused by the family photo we shared yesterday,” he tweeted on Monday.

Prince William, 41, however, praised Middleton’s photography skills during a visit to the West Youth Zone charity facility in London on Thursday, noting that she was the “artistic” one of the family.

Phil Chetwynd, global news director at the French news agency AFP, recently said that Kensington Palace cannot be a “reliable source” of information after the mishap.

He appeared on BBC Radio 4’s “Media Show” and claimed that the palace is “not at all” trustworthy.

“As with everything, when a source disappoints you, the bar is raised,” he explained.

“TO kill something based on manipulation (It’s rare),” he continued, noting that the incident occurs “maybe once a year, I hope less.”

“You can’t distort reality for the public,” Chetwynd said. “There is a question of trust. And the big problem here is that of trust, lack of trust and the decline in trust of the general public in institutions in general and in the media.”