Three of the largest photo agencies in the world have deleted an image of the Princess of Wales and her children after eagle-eyed royal watchers noticed the picture had been doctored
The world’s biggest photo agencies tonight said a photograph issued by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales and her three children had been “manipulated”.
The Associated Press (AP) Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Getty Images all separately issued a “kill notice” to media organisations around the globe, confirming they had each deleted the image from their individual libraries.
Sources said the agencies believed the image, said by Kensington Palace to have been taken last week in Windsor, showing the Princess and their three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine and Prince Louis, five, had been edited from the original.
A notice from the Associated Press read: “At closer inspection it appears that the source has manipulated the image.”
Earlier in the day, eagle-eyed royal fans on social media spotted that the sleeve of Princess Charlotte’s arm did not line-up. Questions were also raised over Prince George’s right hand being out of focus.
It comes after the royals ‘ Christmas card also suffered a photoshop fail after Prince Louis was left without a middle finger.
Kensington Palace refused to comment when asked whether the image had been altered.
It comes as palace aides last week hit out at “the madness of social media” after a series of conspiracy theories over Kate’s whereabouts spiralled out of control.
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