As we’ve been reporting, a second royal picture has been questioned this morning after a significant image company stated it had been “digitally enhanced”.
The picture of the late Queen was shared by Kensington Palace on 21 April final 12 months, on what would have been the monarch’s 97th birthday.
It was stated to have been taken by the Princess of Wales at Balmoral in the summertime of 2022.
You can see it beneath…
Sky News has been talking to a photograph forensics skilled, who has confirmed seven methods it may have been edited:
1) To the left of the button on the couch, there seems to be a vertical edit line operating down the picture – inflicting the folds that run from the button to the left to be out of line.
2) This edit line runs down the entire picture to the sting of the Queen’s blanket. You can see the cross stitching that runs from proper to left is out of kilter.
3) Just beneath Prince Louis’ ear (he is within the striped shirt), there seems to be one thing that might be his hair, however additional spherical to his cheek, it seems like an uneven cutout.
4) Near the arm of the Queen’s great-granddaughter Savannah Phillips (the lady on her proper within the pink costume), a small blemish could be seen that will have been added in by accident within the enhancing course of.
5) There can also be a transparent vertical line on the sting of the couch that makes a 90-degree flip to the left with a blue blemish, which isn’t a part of the couch.
6) Under the arm of the chair, some uncommon black and white zigzagging could be seen. It seems as if somebody has tried to fade it out.
7) The locks of Mia Tindall’s hair (she is the lady sitting to the left of Queen Elizabeth) are duplicated and there’s a clear edit vertical line which breaks the indent and shadow of the couch button.