White House on Kate Middleton photo controversy: ‘We wouldn’t do that’

The controversy started after Kate Middleton shared a family photo on Mother’s Day.

The White House on Tuesday weighed in on the controversy surrounding Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales’s edited family photos, saying it would not alter photos of the U.S. president or vice president before releasing them. White House chief spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre made the comments when asked whether President Biden is concerned about the controversy over Kate Middleton’s photo.

“As far as I know, I would say no. Why are we digitally altering photos? Are you comparing us to what is happening in the UK?” Ms Jean-Pierre said, according to independent.

However, she added that the Biden administration wishes Kate Middleton the best following her recent surgery.

“We will provide a rapid recovery and I’ll leave it at that. I don’t have anything else to share,” a White House spokesman said.

dispute The Princess of Wales kicked off Mother’s Day after sharing a family photo of herself with her children. The photo was taken down by the news organization after it was discovered it had been “doctored.”

The princess later apologized, saying: “Like many amateur photographers, I occasionally experiment with editing.”

The 42-year-old is said to be “very sad” that a happy family photo caused such an uproar.

But the fiasco sparked a new wave of speculation about the British royal family – dubbed the “Kate conspiracy” online – and exposed the fragility of the digital environment in an era of rampant disinformation that erodes trust and puts social Media users turned amateur sleuths.

The online guessing game has begun since the princess has not been seen in public since attending a Christmas church service and undergoing abdominal surgery in January.

At a time when concerns about false or misleading visual information are at an all-time high, especially in the wake of rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence, processed images are being discarded.

The controversy also prompted many to ask whether members of the British royal family had previously altered images, with outlets such as CNN saying they were reviewing all handout photos previously provided by Kensington Palace.