Was Kate Middleton FORCED to take blame in royal photo scandal? Experts react | Palace Confidential
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Published 2024-03-11
As the crisis over the manipulated photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales and her three children deepened, we brought some experts together for a special episode of our royal talk show to answer the big questions.
What really happened? Will heads roll at the palace? Has trust between the royals and the media been permanently affected? Could Prince William have done more to protect his wife? And has William and Catherine’s approach been shaped by the scars left from Prince Harry’s attacks on his family?
Jo Elvin is joined by Richard Eden and Richard Kay for the best analysis of the story that everyone is talking about.
0:00 Royal photographer Ian Lloyd discusses photo discrepancies!
5:21 Should we be playing this DOWN?!
7:43 Why this has become a SCANDAL!
9:04 The relationship between paparazzi and Royals
10:15 She’s been thrown under the bus!
12:33 Why didn’t a professional look over the photo?!
16:19 Has it taken the shine away from Commonwealth Day?
18:44 ‘It looks WEIRD!’ Why is Catherine editing the photos?
19:43 Will the couple go back to trusted photographers?
22:00 Are they trying to control TOO MUCH?
23:42 Does this give The Sussexes AMMUNITION?
24:42 What will the internal fallout be?
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All Comments (21)
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So, a mother edits a family pic to make it nice for a Mother's Day post. C'est normal. Yet the jackals in the media, pushing her to get more pics and info on her surgery (they'd LOVE a pic of her bedraggled from convalescence), have acted like this is a national emergency, and calls into question Catherine's "honesty". The media have disgraced themselves. Again.
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I hate this treatment and dehumanisation of Catherine as she heals, shame on you!
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The attack on Catherine by the Daily Mail is disgusting!! You are bullies and should be ashamed of yourselves!!
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The background for this interview is so fake. As an Irish woman, I don’t understand the UK’s obsession with every minute detail of the Royal’s lives. I wish Catherine all the best with her recovery.
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Leave Catherine alone! No one normal is buying this narrative of her being guilty for anything!
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Leave the poor woman alone!!!!!!!
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Why are the Press hounding the Princess of Wales? Just spite for not being given unfettered access during her illness.
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Most of us took the photograph to heart, along with the message. Mr. Kay I am disappointed with your take on the matter. Give Princess Catherine a break.
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Catherine can't win can she. If she recovers in private that's wrong, if she breaks cover that's wrong. It's riiculous
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Talk about a tempest in a teapot! The Prince of Wales takes a photo of his family and graciously shares it with the public. The Princess of Wales decides to give it a few tweaks. The British media loses what is left of their collective minds! Serve you all right if that’s the last photo you get.
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The problem is that the media will not leave Katherine alone and let her recover (this harassment is big $$$). The palace said she would NOT BE BACK until AFTER EASTER! Easter is 31 March 2024. When I looked at my calendar today it was only 12 March 2024. The media BS lead to this.
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For goodness sake. I can’t believe how this has been overblown. Catherine has always been known as an amateur photographer, not professional. If I were her I would never release another of my photos to the press again. She is allowing the public into their personal lives and now is persecuted because of it. Shame on everyone who has made a big to-do over this. Catherine owes no one an apology. Those people who are overblowing this incident owe her one.
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The media's reaction to this has caused a HUGE reaction in support of Catherine and a HUGE amount of disgust from the general public towards the folks who are blowing this out of proportion. I join with the thousands who are telling the media in no uncertain terms...LEAVE HER ALONE!!!
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This is so stupid she should NOT have to apologize for taking a picture. People are over the top and they’re being totally ridiculous!!! They should be thankful she even took a picture!!!! Yea I know they said Prince William took the picture:)
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Totally agree, with Ian Lloyd, the complaints were over the top and have probably caused the Princess of Wales, and the Prince, a great deal of hassle. She is supposed to be recooperating from surgery and could well do without all these problems.
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🇬🇧 It's Catherine, Princess of Wales, not Kate. Time for some respect.
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What the hell is wrong with the media? A CRISIS over a mother photoshopping a family picture shown for Mother's Day???? We have hit the insane zone. My great nephew stuck his tongue out three times whilst the photographer tried to take a family picture, and each of the other three kids did something such as closed their eyes, looked down, etc . . . The photographer had to pull from all four pictures to get one good one! This is done in real like folks!
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The whole thing is ridiculous. Catherine sent out a photo of her and her children for Mothers Day. It doesn't matter if its photo shopped,as long as it represents what was intended. Her and her children. Leave her alone,this is no different than the way Diana was hounded just in a different format. Stop it.
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I wish her the best for a complete recovery. I find it awful that there is so much controversy as KP did say she would be recovering until Easter. She is a treasure, and should be treated with respect. ❤️🇨🇦
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Please ignore this storm in a teacup and get well please Catherine. Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
