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The Fuss Over The Royal Family Photo

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mae13 Mon 11-Mar-24 09:38:35

Good grief! There's so much over-analysis and various "experts" giving opinions you would think that someone had revealed that they had conclusive proof that the Mona Lisa was faked.
It just seems to be the ONLY story at the moment - and I'm tired of it!

Anniebach Wed 13-Mar-24 11:58:32

Will someone please explain what they don’t quite know what to believe since the photograph?

Shall we go back to the days when Home Secretary had to be present for birth of child in royal family as happened until 1948 ?

The media are demanding Catherine has a photograph taken of her holding a daily newspaper, should they continue to harass her until she bows to their demands ?

crazyH Wed 13-Mar-24 12:02:18

Yes Rosie51 - I’ve had a benign cyst on my breast, a lung condition, which causes regular embarassing chesty cough at the most inappropriate times, and right now , I am using Moisturiser for my dry skin (all over ) . I live in Wales and my name starts with the letter H.

Nannapat1 Wed 13-Mar-24 12:16:29

A huge fuss over nothing and for which th PoW does not even have to apologise. I refuse to conjecture as to what she and the Palace might or should have done.

Goldieoldie15 Wed 13-Mar-24 12:51:07

Seems people’s lives are really boring since they get so exercised by irrelevant royal trivia. Middle age woman has 3 children . She had an operation. She took a selfie and?!

Rosie51 Wed 13-Mar-24 13:02:27

crazyH

Yes Rosie51 - I’ve had a benign cyst on my breast, a lung condition, which causes regular embarassing chesty cough at the most inappropriate times, and right now , I am using Moisturiser for my dry skin (all over ) . I live in Wales and my name starts with the letter H.

Your identifying information you were willing to reveal isn't quite as identifying as Catherine's is it? Do you not see the difference in how much you were willing to be fully identified? I'm sure there are more than a few women in Wales whose name starts with an H.

Anniebach Wed 13-Mar-24 13:04:21

If Catherine chose to disclose details of the op most definitely every news desk would have medical experts going into great detail of the surgery, future possible problems etc

knspol Wed 13-Mar-24 13:05:52

Quite frankly, who cares? Not me for one.

RVK1CR Wed 13-Mar-24 13:16:46

Anniebach

Good grief, the police are under pressure to show the original photograph

Probably have been best if she had not issued the photo, there was no need. There will be plenty of time for photos when she is fully recovered.

eazybee Wed 13-Mar-24 13:17:41

Well, all is well because 'sources close the The Duchess of Sussex have claimed 'Meghan would never make an editing mistake as the princess of wales has.'

eazybee Wed 13-Mar-24 13:22:42

Perhaps that is why she doesn't share any photographs of her offspring with us?

Anniebach Wed 13-Mar-24 13:24:36

Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.

Duchess of Sussex perfect in every way, she keeps telling the world.

Anniebach Wed 13-Mar-24 13:26:38

Doesn’t share any photographs of offspring? Rubbish, photographs and videos on Tik Tok ,

Freshair Wed 13-Mar-24 13:32:07

She altered or edited bits on a photo, so what! We know what she and the children look like so a tweak here and there is acceptable, and of course some human error in that process occurred but I was a bit shocked that there was a 'kill' notice on the photo by the media. I can't help wondering though if Catherine posted that to wind the media up..although not like her, sometimes people need to rebel a bit.

missdeke Wed 13-Mar-24 13:34:10

Anyone who is interested in photography, as Kate appears to be, will try their hand at photo manipulation. If Kate did this she obviously is not particularly good at it and her PR team didn't notice such an insignificant mistake. Silly mistake perhaps but all these conspiracy theories are just beyond silly.

Daddima Wed 13-Mar-24 13:35:57

What I would like to hear is exactly what altering the sleeve of a child’s cardigan is supposed to prove or conceal, or why all the ‘experts’ think the Cambridges felt they had to issue an altered photograph . Suggestions range from Catherine is dead, or being cloned, or has been beaten up by William ( remember, he broke Harry’s necklace), or has had cosmetic surgery which went wrong, or other such rubbish. Do these people realise how loopy they sound?

Ola2020 Wed 13-Mar-24 13:58:04

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Christmaspudding Wed 13-Mar-24 14:39:19

It's a storm in a teacup and shouldn't be "news" in the first place.

Calendargirl Wed 13-Mar-24 15:30:27

(remember, he broke Harry’s necklace)

😂

Anniebach Wed 13-Mar-24 16:00:35

Shouting the loudest, news channels royal experts , are they miffed because they have not been given the smallest piece of. info , and the newspapers all longing for a divorce, breakdown
of family relationships, they want Catherine to be another
Diana and feed them of her movements

Sarnia Wed 13-Mar-24 16:13:13

What a country we live in. Can't we be grateful that the Princess of Wales appears to be recovering from surgery and poses for a Mother's Day photograph with her children with out all this nosiness, criticism and conspiracy theories? Leave the poor woman alone.

Callistemon21 Wed 13-Mar-24 16:18:38

crazyH

If King Charles can open up about , what I assume is a rather embarrassing affliction, I don’t see why the POW can’t - just my opinion

What exactly is embarrassing about cancer?
🤬

Why should we know every detail of their private medical problems?

Dickens Wed 13-Mar-24 16:19:13

Daddima

What I would like to hear is exactly what altering the sleeve of a child’s cardigan is supposed to prove or conceal, or why all the ‘experts’ think the Cambridges felt they had to issue an altered photograph . Suggestions range from Catherine is dead, or being cloned, or has been beaten up by William ( remember, he broke Harry’s necklace), or has had cosmetic surgery which went wrong, or other such rubbish. Do these people realise how loopy they sound?

Suggestions range from Catherine is dead, or being cloned, or has been beaten up by William ( remember, he broke Harry’s necklace), or has had cosmetic surgery which went wrong, or other such rubbish.

Good grief!

I've read some comments from conspiracy theorists - on a manner of topics, especially the vaccine. These were written in such a way that the conspiracy was hinted at rather than declared... like those people who believe they are "in-the-know" on a matter, and that no-one else is, but they are not at liberty to speak out so tap the side of their nose, nod sagely, and say things like, "it stands to reason" or, "I'm not daft, I know what's going on"... which of course they don't, and they actually are daft.

Glorianny Wed 13-Mar-24 16:27:59

I'm just wondering who on the POW's PR team is currently being chastised for letting the perfect family photo out without spotting it was photoshopped. And who is maddest about it. W because it was his photo that was messed with or K because she had to admit she was lousy at photoshopping?

Ilovecheese Wed 13-Mar-24 16:35:53

I see some posters have managed to shoehorn in some gratuitous nastiness about Meghan. That takes real dedication.

Mollygo Wed 13-Mar-24 16:41:32

Callistemon21
Why should we know every detail of their private medical problems?

Good question!