EL PAÍS made the mistake of publishing a retouched photo of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales. The image, distributed by Kensington Palace on social networks, was not reviewed by the Photography section.

“All journalistic controls, our own and those of others, have failed,” admits the editor-in-chief, Moeh Aitar. The habit of admitting mistakes when they occur is different from what has always been the case, says the defender of the Franco era.