News agencies pulled the photograph of Princess Catherine and her children because it had been doctored. Photo: Prince of Wales / KENSINGTON PALACE/AFPWhen the UK's Daily Mail, a loyal champion of the monarchy, splashes the headline"How did Kate photo become a PR disaster?", it is clear the
Even the Press Association, which has among the closest working relationships with the monarchy, killed its distribution of the photograph. But the rise of social media now means that"people can question and talk about it and there's news outlets around theIn the digital media age,"any manipulation of an image, even relatively minor edits done with no intention to mislead, can raise suspicions", Chris Morris, chief executive of fact-checking service Full Fact, said in a comment sent to AFP.
She added that her trust in the royal family had not been eroded as"I don't think I trusted them beforehand". The Sun's front page on Tuesday urged"social media trolls, idiotic conspiracy theorists and sniping media critics" to"lay off Kate".