Kate's photo "a major communicative failure," AFP chief says
The Princess of Wales's edited photo is a "major communicative failure from their side," an AFP photo edtior has said. Eric Baradat, the director of photography at AFP, said they usually "trust images coming from Kensington Palace" and the edited image "makes us doubt that she is as well as they want her to look." The image, taken by the Prince of Wales, was the first of Catherine to be released since her surgery in January.
PA, Getty Images, AFP, Associated Press (AP) and Reuters removed the image over concerns it had been "manipulated".
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PA, Getty Images, AFP, Associated Press (AP) and Reuters removed the image over concerns it had been "manipulated".
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00:00 We send this image to clients because it was a long time since we didn't see the Princess
00:05 of Wales.
00:07 It was a question of our public presence and we trust Kensington Palace.
00:13 Usually they send us pictures of the Royal Family and their various activities, celebrations
00:17 and everything.
00:18 It's a common practice for the London office to get those images from Kensington Palace,
00:23 from the press service of the Royal Family and distribute it to our subscribers around
00:28 the world in confidence.
00:30 It's a major communication failure from their side to distribute such an image which raises
00:36 doubts and will only create rumours and make us doubt that she's as well as they want her