Kensington Palace ‘can no longer be trusted’, claims a global news agency director, deepening the photo-editing crisis.
Phil Chetwynd, the global news director of Agence France-Press (AFP), hit out at the palace in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s The Media Show.
When asked if they were “a trusted source”, he responded: “No, absolutely not. Like with anything, when you’re let down by a source the bar is raised.”
It comes after controversy sparked by the revelation that Kate Middleton had edited a family photograph shared on behalf of the Cambridges on Mother’s Day leading to agencies pulling the shot and the Princess of Wales made a public apology.
Mr Chetwynd shared how agencies consulted together to decide how to react and requested the original photograph from the Palace, but he claimed they did not reply- so they killed the picture.
Removing photographs is “rare occurrence” and even rarer when it comes to removal on the basis of manipulation, Mr Chetwynd added.
He added: “The previous kills have been from the North Korean news agency or the Iranian news agency, just to give you some background and context.”
Harry and Meghan award prize to scientist
Harry and Meghan have released a video congratulating the latest recipient of the NAACP – Archewell Foundation Digital Civil Rights Award, for pioneers working in the intersection between social justice and technology.
In the clip, posted to the Archewell website, the grinning duke and duchess tell computer scientist Dr Joy Buolamwini that she won the annual prize.
Dr Buolamwini founded the Algorithmic Justice League, which Meghan describes as “an organisation leading the way to overcome racist and sexist biases in AI systems, especially when it shows up in policing, in education, and in healthcare”.
The duchess added: “She recently wrote ‘the rising frontier for civil rights will require algorithmic justice’, and we could not agree more – Dr Joy is an expert and inspiration and she is so deserving of this honour and many more”.
The Archewell Foundation is the couple’s non-profit and it set up the award with NAACP, a US-based civil rights organisation working to end racial injustice.
Jane Dalton15 March 2024 03:05
ICYMI: Prince William shares Bafta behind-the-scenes video
Prince William shares Bafta behind-the-scenes video: ‘What a night’
The Prince of Wales has shared a behind-the-scenes video of his night at the Baftas. Prince William, who has been the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 2010, attended the evening alone as his wife, the Princess of Wales, recovers from abdominal surgery. William, who watched the ceremony before meeting category winners and rising stars, has now shared a glimpse into his evening on the red carpet, in a special video posted on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s Instagram page on Sunday (18 February). He captioned the post: “What a night! Honoured to be in attendance at the UK’s biggest celebration of global excellence in film.”
Jane Dalton15 March 2024 01:00
Watch – Whoopi Goldberg defends Kate
Whoopi Goldberg defends Kate amid Mother’s Day photo row
Whoopi Goldberg has defended the Princess of Wales after she released an edited family photo of herself and her three children for Mother’s Day. Discussing the royal row on ABC’s talk show The View, Goldberg suggested she knows very few people who don’t “manipulate” their snaps. “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 on Monday 11 March. Goldberg’s co-host Sara Haines, however, argued that there’s a difference between “filtering” and Photoshopping a picture.
Jane Dalton14 March 2024 23:20
Meghan in new business venture
The Duchess of Sussex has launched a new business venture – with an Instagram teaser.
A vintage-style video of Meghan cooking and arranging white hydrangeas and roses was posted to the new American Riviera Orchard Instagram account on Thursday.
The brief video is set to Nancy Wilson’s I Wish You Love and closes with the the brand’s logo, American Riviera Orchard, written in fine gold script above the word Montecito – a celebrity enclave near Santa Barbara in California where the Duke and Duchess live.
Little information has been released about American Riviera Orchard but a trademark application filed on February 2 this year shows the company wants to offer downloadable and printed recipe books, table wear, textiles, and jams and marmalades, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office website.
The account had 100,000 followers just three hours after its first post.
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Jane Dalton14 March 2024 21:13
In pictures: Prince hands out more awards
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Jane Dalton14 March 2024 20:34
In pictures: Prince and award-winners
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Jane Dalton14 March 2024 20:29
William praises Diana’s legacy
The Prince of Wales said his mother taught him that “everyone has the potential to give something back”, as he paid tribute to her at the Diana Legacy Award.
William attended the event at the Science Museum in London, where he gave a speech to mark the charity’s 25th anniversary.
He told the audience that he and his wife, the Princess of Wales, have sought to focus on Diana’s legacy through their work.
“This evening’s Legacy Award is particularly special as it marks the 25th anniversary year of The Diana Award, a charity set up to reflect my mother’s belief that young people can change the world,” he said.
“I know that she would have been honoured to see a charity in her name doing such inspirational work to uplift young people from all corners of the globe.”
He said that his mother taught him that that “everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life”.
“She taught me that everyone has the potential to give something back; that everyone in need deserves a supporting hand in life,” he said.
“That legacy is something that both Catherine and I have sought to focus on through our work, as have the 50,000 young people who have received a Diana Award over the past 25 years.
“I am so proud to see this belief of my mother’s manifested in the amazing young people receiving the Legacy Award tonight.”
Jane Dalton14 March 2024 19:47
In pictures: William presents awards
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Prince William, Prince of Wales meets Baroness Doreen Lawrence
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Prince of Wales speaks to Tom Walker, Ken Spellman and Dr Tessy Oho CBE
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Jane Dalton14 March 2024 19:25
William on stage at awards in honour of his mother
William has started to present awards at a Diana Legacy Award event in London.
The Prince of Wales was on stage at the Science Museum to present 20 awards.
Jane Dalton14 March 2024 19:18
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