The media backlash caused by the unexpected publication last Sunday by Kensington Palace, the official residence of the Princes of Wales and home of their communications office, of a photo of Kate Middleton which was later revealed to be fake was spreading beyond the British borders: it was withdrawn first by the major photojournalistic agencies in the world, then by the same court.
The latest boomerang effect, underlines today the website of the GB News channel, comes from the United States, where a television giant like CNN has announced a general review of the images received in the recent past from Kensington Palace.
A real humiliation for the credibility of the heir to the throne and his wife.
The American broadcaster has in fact made it clear that it considers "any retouching, modification or manipulation of the pixels of an image unacceptable", as happened with the offending family portrait of Kate: released by the palace two months after the mysterious abdominal surgery to which the future queen consort underwent in January, with the aim of calming public opinion and appeasing suspicions fueled by a long disappearance from the scene.
An operation finally admitted by the royal staff themselves and for which Kate assumed responsibility, apologizing, without however appearing convincing.
Even more so in light of the decision reiterated in recent hours by Kensington Palace not to want to release the non-artificial version, despite the unofficial reassurances that the changes would have been marginal.
Reassurances that CNN evidently does not intend to believe sight unseen, as demonstrated by the green light for a more in-depth check of all the recent photographs of Galles.
Verify that the rebellious princes Harry and Meghan, who moved to the USA after the traumatic rift of the Royal Family in 2020, could wait not without some curiosity: after having raised in recent years - against the backdrop of an ongoing dispute between brothers - more than a shadow on the correctness of the pr of William and Kate.
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