Instagram Adds Warning to Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day Photo: ‘Altered’

The photo, which remains on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ joint pages, shows the Princess of Wales seated with Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, around her. The image was especially significant as the first official picture of Princess Kate released following her abdominal surgery on Jan. 16, driving interest…

The Kate photo scandal has tested the public’s trust. How do the Royals get it back?

Whether trust has been damaged will only emerge over time, but in ways it appears to have been tested, at least in the short term.”A little bit has died,” Mark Borkowski, a U.K. public relations expert, said in an interview.”But the true answer to regain that respect and trust comes with what their big moment…

Princess of Wales pictured leaving Windsor with Prince William hours after apology over edited family photo

Despite calls for the original to be published, Kensington Palace later said it would not be reissuing the unedited photograph of Kate and her children.That decision was criticised by public relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski, who said: “It’s plausible she’s at home playing with the computer and using an AI tool, but if they’re…

Prince William and Prince Harry to reunite for London event amid Kate Middleton picture drama

Prince William and Prince Harry to reunite for London event amid Kate Middleton picture dramaThe picture saw Kate smiling alongside the three children she shares with William: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.But, hours later, several photo agencies pulled the image after it was accused of being Photoshopped, in a story…

Kate ‘shaken’ by public response to photo editing row as CNN reviews all Palace handouts

The Mother’s Day photo of Kate Middleton has exposed a public relations problem for the monarchy, an expert has said.Public relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski said: “There doesn’t seem to be that much joined up strategic thinking at the heart of the royal family at the moment, which leads to these problems where it’s…

Prince William and Harry to ‘reunite’ at Princess Diana tribute

Prince William will be seen in public for the first time after the photo of wife, Kate Middleton, put out on Mother’s Day, caused controversy for its apparent editing. Kate was shown with her three children – Prince George, who is 10, Princess Charlotte, who is eight, and Prince Louis, who is five – and…

Photographer Who Took Kate Middleton and Prince William Car Photo Addresses New Editing Speculation

A palace insider downplayed the PR crisis, telling PEOPLE exclusively that although the situation is a “bump in the road, it’s not an earthquake.””[Kate] has apologized and graciously so,” the insider says. “She has done something that 99% of us do — and we don’t have the scrutiny that they do.””Think of the level of…

Mirror readers don’t think Kate Middleton should release unedited photo – poll results

In order to smooth over the situation, royal expert and historian Dr Tessa Dunlop believes releasing the original unedited photo is the only move the royals can make. She questioned: “If the Princess only indulged in a bit of light editing, why on earth doesn’t the palace release the original photograph?”Tessa added: “This has blown…

Inside Palace chaos after Kate Middleton admits she edited Mother’s Day photo

Public relations and crisis consultant Mark Borkowski called the fiasco a “massive own goal” and said the unedited photograph should be released to regain trust. He said: “It’s plausible she’s at home playing with the computer and using an AI tool, but if they’re really going to regain any sort of trust they should release…

Kate Middleton’s Photo Fail Has PR Experts Asking Why There’s ‘Poor Decision-Making’ at the Palace

Kate Middleton probably hoped that her apology for the Photoshop fail on Mother’s Day would make every royal family controversy go away. Instead, it’s had the opposite effect. Anyone who is on social media and paying attention in the slightest way knows that Prince William and Kate have a major PR crisis on their hands…