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Another day, another doctored photo from the royal family?
Photo agency Getty has labeled Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son Archie’s christening portrait “digitally enhanced” on the heels of two other pictures making headlines for manipulation.
The July 2019 shot, which features Harry, 39, Markle, 42, and their baby boy on a couch surrounded by Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles, Queen Camilla and Doria Ragland was taken by Chris Allerton.
The little one was christened in July 2019. Sipa USA via AP It remains unclear how the photo was allegedly edited. Alexi Lubomirski / Duke and Duch Photographer Chris Allerton has denied the assertion. Getty ImagesIt is unclear where, if anywhere, the photo was edited — and the palace has yet to return Page Six’s request for comment.
The photographer, however, has denied the assertion and called it a “load of cobblers,” the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
Earlier that same day, Getty examined a photo Middleton took of Queen Elizabeth II with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in April 2022, declaring that manipulated as well.
Getty has been revisiting family photos since Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day edits. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA An April 2022 photo was also declared “digitally enhanced.” via REUTERSWant more celebrity and pop culture news?
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The photo agency began revisiting the royal family’s photos after Middleton’s Mother’s Day snafu went viral on March 10.
After the Princess of Wales, 42, shared a photo with her and William’s three children — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — on Sunday, eagle-eyed fans pointed out possible edits.
Social media users called out Middleton’s mismatched zipper, her youngest son’s blurry hand and more discrepancies.
Harry and Markle’s reps have yet to comment on the allegation. WireImage Neither has the palace. WireImageMiddleton copped to the Photoshop, writing in a statement that she does “occasionally experiment with editing” and apologizing for “any confusion.”
Notably, the mother-of-three underwent abdominal surgery in January and has been out of the spotlight since the previous month.
When she and William were photographed at a local farm stand in Windsor over the weekend, the palace reportedly hoped the couple’s outing would “put an end to” conspiracy theories surrounding her absence.
The couple welcomed Archie in May 2019. AFP/Getty Images They live in Los Angeles with him and daughter Lilibet. NetflixHowever, many social media users — including Bravo’s Andy Cohen — believe “that ain’t Kate.”
Middleton, who is expected to return to the public eye after Easter, was absent from William’s first official work commitment since her procedure.
The Prince of Wales was photographed at Millennium Gallery in northern England on Tuesday and spoke fondly of his wife.