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Princess Kate caused a stir with her comeback photo.
With her apology, she also breaks an iron rule of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
London – Huge fuss about Princess Kate in Great Britain.
At first it was quiet for weeks about the wife of heir to the throne Prince William after her abdominal operation.
Concern grew in the country: Is Kate doing worse than expected?
After an eternity of waiting, there was a sign of life from the princess on Sunday, which was supposed to calm people's minds - but had exactly the opposite effect.
Princess Kate posted a family photo for British Mother's Day via Instagram.
You can see her with her three children Louis, Charlotte and George, all of them beaming.
Actually a nice picture to report back to.
But the big bang followed.
Shortly after publication, a number of agencies withdrew the image due to suspicions of manipulation.
British media claim to have discovered up to 17 changes to the photo.
With her photo confession, Kate also broke one of the Queen's rules.
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Kate also admitted to editing the picture via social media.
As the statement said, she experimented with image editing programs.
She apologizes for any confusion caused.
On the same day she appeared alongside Prince William.
However, the British media has long been in turmoil, asking the question to what extent these royals can still be trusted.
And at the same time, Kate's actions broke one of the late Queen Elizabeth II's golden rules.
The Queen had set herself an iron rule when dealing with the British Yellow Press, which she followed through most of her life.
In order not to offer too much attack surface to the speculations and rumors of supposed insiders or people familiar with the royal family, she adopted the principle of “Never complain, never explain”.
In German: “Never complain, never explain yourself”.
“Never complain, never explain yourself”: Queen’s rule was common practice for a long time, now Kate is breaking it
At one point, however, the then monarch considered breaking her golden rule.
In 2021, rumors arose about the naming of the daughter of the royal renegade Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.
The BBC, citing insiders, reported that Harry and Meghan had not asked the royal family for permission to name their daughter Lilibet at the time.
And that despite the fact that this was a nickname for the Queen, which only her husband, Prince Philipp, who died in 2021, and close confidants and relatives are said to have known.
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Harry contradicted the reports.
However, according to reports at the time, the royal family took this incident as an opportunity to now reserve the right to comment on certain “untruths” from supposed insiders.
However, the big wave of statements never started; the royal family continued to regularly maintain secrecy surrounding reports about their private life.
The Queen's golden rule still stood - but with her admission to the photo incident, Kate, who is still recovering from her operation, has now broken it.
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