Britain's Princess Kate Apologizes for 'Confusion' over Official Photo
2024-03-12
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1Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for "any confusion" caused by a photo released over the weekend.
2The official photo was the first image of the princess since she had a medical operation nearly two months ago.
3Kensington Palace released the photograph on social media on Sunday.
4It showed the 42-year-old Kate looking healthy and sitting and smiling in a chair surrounded by her three children.
5The photo was credited to Kate's husband, Prince William, and was said to have been taken earlier in the week in Windsor.
6In a message on X, Kate wrote, "Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months."
7Her message also wished people a "Happy Mother's Day," as Britain celebrated the holiday on Sunday.
8But shortly after the photo was published, some royal observers online began raising questions about whether the picture had been changed in some ways with image editing tools.
9After close examination, several major news organizations withdrew the photo, saying it did in fact appear to have been edited in some way.
10Because of these changes, the picture did not meet the requirements set by those news organizations.
11After the questions about the image were raised, Kate issued another message on X. She wrote, "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused."
12Among the news agencies withdrawing the photo were The Associated Press, Reuters, the French news agency AFP, Getty Images, and Britain's Press Association.
13Photo editors for Reuters said their examinations of the image showed the left arm of Kate's daughter, Princess Charlotte, did not seem to line up naturally with her body in the picture.
14This suggested that editing changes had been made to the photo.
15Different news agencies have different policies regarding how much an image can be changed before being released.
16Both Reuters and the AP said the changes violated their editorial rules.
17Most news organizations generally only permit minor photo editing, such as cropping and making light and color changes.
18The picture had already drawn widespread media attention online.
19This is because it was the first official image of Kate since she spent two weeks in the hospital after undergoing an abdominal operation in January.
20Her exact condition was not identified.
21Kate's office had said during her absence that she was recovering well and was not expected to return to her public duties until after Easter, which is March 31.
22I'm Bryan Lynn.
1Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for "any confusion" caused by a photo released over the weekend. The official photo was the first image of the princess since she had a medical operation nearly two months ago. 2Kensington Palace released the photograph on social media on Sunday. It showed the 42-year-old Kate looking healthy and sitting and smiling in a chair surrounded by her three children. The photo was credited to Kate's husband, Prince William, and was said to have been taken earlier in the week in Windsor. 3In a message on X, Kate wrote, "Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months." Her message also wished people a "Happy Mother's Day," as Britain celebrated the holiday on Sunday. 4But shortly after the photo was published, some royal observers online began raising questions about whether the picture had been changed in some ways with image editing tools. 5After close examination, several major news organizations withdrew the photo, saying it did in fact appear to have been edited in some way. Because of these changes, the picture did not meet the requirements set by those news organizations. 6After the questions about the image were raised, Kate issued another message on X. She wrote, "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused." 7Among the news agencies withdrawing the photo were The Associated Press, Reuters, the French news agency AFP, Getty Images, and Britain's Press Association. 8Photo editors for Reuters said their examinations of the image showed the left arm of Kate's daughter, Princess Charlotte, did not seem to line up naturally with her body in the picture. This suggested that editing changes had been made to the photo. 9Different news agencies have different policies regarding how much an image can be changed before being released. Both Reuters and the AP said the changes violated their editorial rules. Most news organizations generally only permit minor photo editing, such as cropping and making light and color changes. 10The picture had already drawn widespread media attention online. This is because it was the first official image of Kate since she spent two weeks in the hospital after undergoing an abdominal operation in January. Her exact condition was not identified. 11Kate's office had said during her absence that she was recovering well and was not expected to return to her public duties until after Easter, which is March 31. 12I'm Bryan Lynn. 13The Associated Press and Reuters reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English. 14_________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16edit - v. to prepare a piece of writing, music, art, etc. by adding to it or removing material 17amateur - adj. doing something for fun and not as your job 18confusion - n. a state in which someone does not understand what is happening or what they should do 19abdomen - n. the lower part of a person or animal's body that contains the stomach and other organs