Soon after the Prince and Princess of Wales released their annual Christmas card on Saturday, social media was buzzing with speculation that the British royals had been heavily edited in the photograph. The black-and-white Christmas card shows Prince William and Kate posing with their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – against a grey background.
The Christmas card caused quite a stir with accusations of “Photoshop fail” as eagle-eyed viewers noticed several “discrepancies” in the family portrait shot by photographer Josh Shinner.
Our family Christmas card for 2023Josh Shinner pic.twitter.com/X9du9EkpaI
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) December 9, 2023
Several commenters asked why Prince Louis appears to be missing a finger. “Is Prince Louis really missing a finger or is that bad photoshop??” asked one person. Another said he appears to have six fingers.
Why does Prince Louis have 6 fingers? pic.twitter.com/4pBWXGV9do— BossyMother (@BossyMother) December 10, 2023
Some, however, offered a plausible explanation, saying that Louis held his hand in such a way that his middle finger appeared to be missing.
Social media users also said that Prince William appeared to be missing a leg. Similar accusations were also levelled against Kate Middleton.
“While it's a nice family photo, as soon as I looked at it, I noticed Louis hand. He's missing a finger. That got me looking closer. His right leg looks swollen. Where's William's thigh? Where's Kate's other foot?” asked one commenter.
Whose legs are these? pic.twitter.com/O4V57uFjOu— Mendee Menkyu (@menkyu) December 10, 2023
Why is your son missing a finger? And whose legs are those?
You should get a new Photoshop person. #PhotoshopFails pic.twitter.com/EJqUuk7jnO— OCShree (@ocshree) December 10, 2023
Many, in fact, even said the picture appeared to be AI-generated – not at all surprising since 2023 was all about AI.
However, photography news website PetaPixel’s editorial team examined the photograph and concluded that it was not Photoshopped. The team blamed odd posing and the picture’s monochrome tone for confusing viewers.
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