Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary says he doesn’t think the Waleses ‘would have touched-up the Mother’s Day photo themselves’ amid ‘manipulation’ claims – as he reveals he ‘hasn’t spoken to the princess in ages’
Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith says he doesn’t think the Waleses ‘would have touched up the Mother’s Day photo themselves’ amid claims the photo has been doctored.
The Palace is today facing questions after the photo was withdrawn by international photo agencies over concerns that the image had been manipulated.
However, the Princess of Wales’s uncle tried to allay the public’s concerns, saying the family looked “beautiful” and “really genuine” in the photo.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain about the image, Mr Goldsmith said: ‘The smiles on the faces said it all to me, I loved it.
‘Obviously the family isn’t going to be the ones making any adjustments, so if that went through some sort of filter before it went out to the wider world, they wouldn’t be doing the photoshopping themselves.
“But all I looked at were the faces and the smiles and it just seems like a beautiful family that they are, and they look really genuine, smiles on faces. And the whole ‘sleevegate’ thing, leave it alone.”
The 58-year-old millionaire businessman also revealed he had not spoken to his niece ‘in ages’ after becoming the first contestant to be evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday.
Gary Goldsmith spoke to Good Morning Britain today for the first time since being kicked out of the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday.
Kensington Palace has released the first photo of Kate since her surgery, as the Princess of Wales thanked the public for their support in a Mother’s Day message as she continues to recover
It looks like Charlotte’s hand was copied from another photo as there is an empty space where her sleeve should be
Kate’s zipper appears misaligned in the photo as the top is further to the left and appears significantly lighter than the rest of the zipper
Charlotte’s hair appears to end abruptly at her shoulder on her right side, despite her hair continuing a few inches on the left side
The corner of Charlotte’s skirt was flagged as a new ‘edit error’ by social media sleuths
He added: “I haven’t spoken to Kate in ages. In years, maybe a year. Weddings and funerals are when we see them.”
The millionaire businessman became the first housemate to be evicted from the ITV revival series of Celebrity Big Brother on Friday.
He was facing eviction over The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lauren Simon.
As he reentered the real world this weekend, concerns were raised over the possible digital manipulation of his niece’s new family photo which shows Kate, 42, with her three children in the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since she underwent abdominal surgery in January. .
From Prince Louis’s hands to clothing patterns and mismatched lines, the public pointed out an eagle-eyed litany of what they considered suspicious problems with the photo.
The most common ‘edit errors’ discovered by social media sleuths were Kate’s missing wedding ring, Charlotte’s blurry skirt and her partially missing sleeve, and Kate’s misaligned zipper.
The photo, which was reportedly taken by the Prince of Wales, remains on official social media channels and the palace has not yet commented on the concerns raised about the photo.
Royal experts have said the decision to ‘destroy’ the Mother’s Day photo could be damaging to the company as the public is now likely to ‘question whether health updates can be trusted’.
Royal commentator Peter Hunt said: ‘This is damaging to the royal family. They knew there would be intense interest in any photo they released of Kate.
“Their challenge is that people will now wonder whether they can be trusted and believed the next time they release a health update.”
Without an official response from the palace, the apparent editing errors in the photo added fuel to the fire of conspiracy theories circulating about Kate Middleton’s whereabouts.
The Princess of Wales has not been seen since she attended the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham
Reuters said the photo was removed ‘following a post-publication review’
Gary Goldsmith speaks after being evicted from the Big Brother House on March 8, 2024
Although questions remain about the photo today, Buckingham Palace can breathe a sigh of relief now that Mr Goldsmith has left the Big Brother house.
The uncle shared royal insight during the show, which is said to have left his family ‘furious’.
Although Mr Goldsmith claimed he did not need the Firm’s stamp of approval to appear on the show, it is said the Palace was watching his every move.
Among the revelations made in the Big Brother house, Mr Goldsmith commented on his niece’s health amid the flood of speculation online.
He told presenter Fern Britton: ‘She’s getting the best care in the world and all the family have done is move the wagons around and look after the family.
“They released a statement saying, ‘We’re taking some time to recover and we’ll see you at Easter.’
Mr Goldsmith added: ‘She’s great, she’ll be back, of course she’ll be back.’
Sharing his own views, Mr Goldsmith also called for Prince Harry and Meghan to be stripped of their royal titles in Tuesday night’s episode.
He said: ‘I really think their titles should be taken away.’
Mr Goldsmith also said Meghan Markle was putting a “stick in the spokes” and claiming she was creating drama.
The businessman and film producer also said that he and the Princess of Wales’s mother, Carole, were multi-millionaires at the age of 30.