He was impatiently awaiting news from Kate Middleton. The British people discovered Sunday March 10, 2024 the traditional family photo of the Princess of Wales for Mother’s Day – in Great Britain this day is celebrated almost two months earlier than in France. We see Prince William’s wife surrounded by her children, George clinging to her neck, Charlotte and Louis, the youngest, at her side. Kate Middleton appears radiant and all smiles. The author of the photo: Prince William. “Thank you for your messages of kindness and support over the past two months”, can we read on the publication. A reference to the absence of Kate Middleton after her hospitalization on January 17, 2024. Indeed, The Princess of Wales has been recovering since abdominal surgery on January 16, 2024 in a clinic in London, following which she spent almost 2 weeks in hospital. So Internet users are wondering: is this photo published by the palace authentic ? For many, this is a setup.
A photo generated by artificial intelligence?
So the reactions poured out: “Shout out to the PR person. Because nothing has been done to say ‘let’s put an end to the conspiracy theories’, it’s a photomontage or very poorly done artificial intelligence photo“, “This photo is fake, his fingers are twice as long as usual“, pointed out Internet users on Instagram. And that’s not all. The media also conducted their own investigation. And it was Agence France Presse, a media juggernaut, which notably sounded the alarm by publishing the following message on its platform: “It has emerged that the image provided by Kensington Palace today of Kate and her children has been modified”, she announced to her customers. According to an article published Monday March 11, 2023 on LCI, requested by AFP, Kensington Palace did not follow up. For its part, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph headlined the front page of its March 11, 2024 edition: “The photo published by the palace was modified, say the agencies.” Enough to ignite the powder a little more.