The Mother’s Day photo edit featuring the Princess of Wales has garnered significant attention since its release last Sunday, sparking discussions on talk shows in the UK and globally.
The Today Show addressed the controversy surrounding the photoshopped family picture, depicting the Princess alongside her three children: Prince George, aged 10, Princess Charlotte, aged eight, and Prince Louis, aged five.
Third Hour host Dylan Dreyer – a mom-of-three herself, came to Kate’s defense, saying: “I still think it’s all a little wild. I mean, I just feel it’s a picture and there are a couple little things. Like, who really cares that much.” “It’s wild,” co-star Sheinelle Jones agreed.
Dylan is not alone among TV stars who have addressed the situation. Whoopi Goldberg expressed her views prominently on Monday’s episode of The View.
“I’m sorry, I know very few people who don’t manipulate their own photos. I mean all you gotta do is swipe. Those editors swipe, God knows people look how those photos look,” she said.
The conversation intensified when Sara Haines differentiated between “filtering” and outright Photo-shopping, a point Whoopi contested.
“She’s doing the same thing, she’s doing the same thing!” Whoopi exclaimed, emphasizing that photo manipulation is commonplace. She went on to state: “You know what, I have to tell you, she may be the future queen, but she’s still an amateur photographer. That’s what they do!”
The star later teased as she turned to her co-hosts: “I’m sure that none of you have ever tampered with your [photos].”
After the release of the Mother’s Day photo, Kate explained: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C.”
Royal sources said the Princess of Wales made “minor adjustments” and that Kate and Prince William wanted to offer an informal picture of the family together for Mother’s Day. “The Wales family spent Mother’s Day together and had a wonderful day,” the source added.
