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Princess of Wales: What led to palace admission over ‘manipulated’ photo of Kate | UK News

Princess of Wales: What led to palace admission over ‘manipulated’ photo of Kate | UK News

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After major photo agencies pulled the Mother’s Day picture of the Princess of Wales and her three children, Kate has now personally apologised for any “confusion” caused and said she edited the image. Sky News answers the major questions raised by some over the “manipulated” image. When and why was the photo released? The photo was published on Sunday morning on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s social media accounts in celebration of Mother’s Day, and featured Kate surrounded by the couple’s three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. It was accompanied by the caption: “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day. C.” The caption also said the photo was taken in 2024 by Prince William. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Instagram cookies or to allow …

Princess Kate apologises for manipulated royal photo after news agencies pull image

Princess Kate apologises for manipulated royal photo after news agencies pull image

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Catherine, Princess of Wales on Monday apologised and admitted to editing an official portrait of her released by the palace, after AFP and other agencies withdrew the image. Issued on: 11/03/2024 – 08:35 3 min Kate, 42, has not been seen in public since attending a Christmas Day church service, and underwent abdominal surgery in January, fuelling speculation about her health, particularly online. Her Kensington Palace office on Sunday sought to dispel rumours by distributing an official photograph said to have been taken by her husband Prince William of her with their three children. But questions quickly emerged of the Mother’s Day portrait of a smiling Kate, casually dressed and seated in a garden chair, surrounded by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Discrepancies included several inconsistencies, such as Charlotte’s left hand being misaligned with the sleeve of her cardigan and a missing part of her sleeve. The eight-year-old princess’s hair ended abruptly on her shoulder while Kate’s zip was lighter than elsewhere. Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the …

Kate Middleton Mother’s Day Photo Pulled After News Agencies Claim It Was ‘Manipulated’

Kate Middleton Mother’s Day Photo Pulled After News Agencies Claim It Was ‘Manipulated’

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Kate Middleton‘s absence from the public eye continues to spark speculation.  On Sunday, a portrait of the Princess of Wales, 42, with her three children — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — was shared on Kate and Prince William‘s official Instagram account in honor of Mother’s Day in the U.K.  “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months,” Kate captioned the photo taken by William. “Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day. C.” However, several photo agencies, including The Associated Press, are now pulling the picture from their sites amid claims that the image was manipulated.  “AP initially published the photo, which was issued by Kensington Palace. But AP later retracted the image because at closer inspection, it appeared the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards,” AP explained. “The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand.” Kensington Palace has yet to publicly respond to the claims. In January, Kate was admitted to …

News agencies retract photo of Princess Kate over concerns it was manipulated

News agencies retract photo of Princess Kate over concerns it was manipulated

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The Associated Press and other news agencies issued mandatory kill notices on the first photo released in months of Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, citing concerns that the photo was manipulated. The photo, released by Kensington Palace on Sunday, featured the princess surrounded by her three children, while Kate sat in a chair. The photo was credited to Prince William of Wales and was reported to have been taken in Windsor earlier in the week. The photo marked the first time the public got to see the princess since she had abdominal surgery in January.  Her absence from public appearances has led to far-fetched conspiracy theories about her whereabouts and provoked concerns about her wellbeing. The AP initially published the photo but later retracted the image “because at closer inspection, it appeared the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards,” according to the AP. The AP pointed to an “inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand,” in describing the apparent manipulation. The AP was …

First photo of Kate, UK’s Princess of Wales, since surgery is retracted because image appears manipulated

First photo of Kate, UK’s Princess of Wales, since surgery is retracted because image appears manipulated

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LONDON: The first photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since her abdominal surgery nearly two months ago was issued on Sunday (Mar 10) after weeks of speculation about her whereabouts. But the photo was later removed by The Associated Press and other news agencies because it appeared to be manipulated, fueling more conjecture. The photo of Kate in a chair surrounded by her three children was credited to her husband, William, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, and was said to have been taken earlier in the week in Windsor. “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months,” Kate said on social media. “Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day.” AP initially published the photo, which was issued by Kensington Palace. But AP later retracted the image because at closer inspection, it appeared the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards. The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand. The Kensington Palace media office …

AP says Kate Middleton photo ‘appeared to be manipulated’

AP says Kate Middleton photo ‘appeared to be manipulated’

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After weeks of wild speculation about her health, the state of her marriage and even the collapse of the House of Windsor, Catherine, Princess of Wales, supposedly marked the U.K. Mother’s Day holiday on Sunday by sharing a photo of herself surrounded by her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. But the Associated Press retracted the photo from distribution hours later “because it appeared to be manipulated,” the news agency said. The Times is removing the photo from this story in response. In explaining the decision, the news agency said it “initially published the photo, which was issued by Kensington Palace. But AP later retracted the image because at closer inspection, it appeared the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards. The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand.” Royal officials have not commented on the retraction by AP and other wire agencies. “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months,” read the caption, …

Investigation finds Colorado DNA analyst intentionally manipulated data

Investigation finds Colorado DNA analyst intentionally manipulated data

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A Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst intentionally manipulated data in the testing process for at least 15 years, according to an internal affairs investigation. Yvonne “Missy” Woods, a now-former DNA scientist who worked at the CBI crime lab for 29 years, has been under investigation since September 2023, according to the bureau, known as CBI. The investigation concluded that Woods manipulated data in the DNA testing process and in some cases posted incomplete test results. “At this time, 652 cases have been identified as affected by Woods’ data manipulation between 2008 and 2023,” the CBI said in a release. “A review of Woods’ work from 1994 to 2008 is also underway.” CBI Headquarters in Lakewood, Colo.Google Maps The investigation, dated Feb. 26, found Woods “Omitted material facts in official criminal justice records,” “Tampered with DNA testing results by omitting some of those results,” and violated the bureau’s code of conduct and lab policies “ranging from data retention to quality control measures.” According to the investigation, a DNA forensics team found Woods manipulated her work …

Meta will start requiring disclosures for political ads manipulated with AI

Meta will start requiring disclosures for political ads manipulated with AI

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In 2024, Meta will begin requiring advertisers running political or issue ads on its platforms to disclose when their ads are “digitally created or altered” through the use of AI. Facebook and Instagram ads about elections, politics and social issues will soon require the extra step, which advertisers will handle when they submit new ads. Advertisers will need to make the disclosures when an ad “contains a photorealistic image or video, or realistic sounding audio” that falls into a handful of categories. Meta’s new rules are designed to rein in deepfakes — digitally manipulated media designed to be misleading. The company will require disclosures on ads that were either created or manipulated to show a person doing or saying something they didn’t. The other special cases requiring disclosures include ads depicting photo-realistic people that don’t exist or events that look realistic but never happened (including altered imagery from real life events) and ads showing “realistic event[s] that allegedly occurred” but that are “not a true image, video, or audio recording of the event. Meta makes …

’Tis the season to be emotionally manipulated: the battle of the Christmas adverts has begun | Christmas

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Name: Christmas advert wars. Age: Instigated by John Lewis in 2007. Appearance: As emotionally manipulative as capitalism is allowed to get. Too early. It isn’t too early. It’s November now. Christmas is only seven weeks away. I don’t care. I don’t want to watch Christmas adverts in November. Then my advice to you would be to stop watching television, because this week the floodgates have opened. Well, if that’s what it takes. Wait! Let me tell you what they are first. This year’s Marks & Spencer Christmas advert features celebrities such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Queer Eye’s Tan France diligently working hard to give their friends and families the best Christmas ever, to a syrupy piano ballad version of Meat Loaf’s I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That). Sounds like a pretty textbook Christmas ad to me. But wait – Ellis-Bextor then torches a pile of Christmas cards and smashes up an Elf on the Shelf with a baseball bat. Watch the M&S Christmas advert. Really? Yes. The message is: “This Christmas, …