{"id":10862,"date":"2024-03-26T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/uncategorized\/kate-middleton-conspiracy-theories-explained-why-the-internet-was-convinced-car-photo-was-fake\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:04:51","slug":"kate-middleton-conspiracy-theories-explained-why-the-internet-was-convinced-car-photo-was-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sup-yumigahama.com\/royals\/kate-middleton-conspiracy-theories-explained-why-the-internet-was-convinced-car-photo-was-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theories Explained: Why the Internet Was Convinced Car Photo Was Fake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Princess Kate Middleton<\/strong><\/a> was photographed with husband Prince William<\/strong> while in the car \u2014 but conspiracy theorists were quick to run wild with accusations of editing, decoys and more.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales, 42, was seen in a car with William, 41, on Monday, March 11, in photos obtained by the Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>, marking only the second time Kate has been seen in public since her January abdominal surgery. The royals were photographed driving from Windsor Castle to a private appointment, and Kate\u2019s head was turned away.<\/p>\n

Since the photo was published, conspiracy theories have surfaced that the photo is not real, and the rumors were so rampant that both the photographer, Jim Bennett<\/strong>, and photo syndication service, Goff Photos, have had to deny the rumors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The agency told E! News<\/em><\/a> earlier this week that the photos \u201chave been cropped and lightened\u201d but \u201cnothing has been doctored.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bennett echoed the idea in his own statement. \u201cWe don\u2019t change our photos in Photoshop other than adjusting the light levels if necessary,\u201d the photographer told The New York Post<\/em><\/a> on Tuesday, March 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cars left Windsor Castle and I photographed them a short distance away on Datchet High Street \u2014 outside No. 39, to be precise!\u201d he added. \u201cCar shots are unpredictable at the best of times and with some reflection on the glass, it can be difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conspiracy theorists noticed that the bricks seen through the car windows are multicolored while the ones seen above the car are all the same muted red tone, indicating an older wall. However, a simple Google Maps search of 39 High St. in Datchet, England, shows that the newer brick seen through the window would\u2019ve been the garden wall while the older brick seen above the car was the exterior of a historic building called Datchet Lodge.<\/p>\n

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Despite debunking the brick evidence, some still don\u2019t believe it\u2019s a real photo. Many social media sleuths even speculated that the photo of Kate looking away matches ones taken on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is not Kate in the car picture \u2026 absolutely nothing like her!\u201d one X user said while another added, \u201cWhere is Kate? Fake family pictures and a sketchy car pap photo?! Something isn\u2019t right \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

There are others who think that the photo is real \u2014 but claim that Kate isn\u2019t in the photo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt honestly looks like Pippa to me,\u201d one royal watcher wrote via X. \u201cThat being said, I\u2019ve been around for longer than a minute. I don\u2019t remember anything this weird coming from the RF, ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pippa Middleton<\/strong>, the princess\u2019 sister made famous<\/a> as a bridesmaid at the royal wedding in 2011, is the less scandalous guess with some suggesting that it\u2019s actually Rose Hanbury<\/strong> in the Commonwealth Day photo.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Everything Kate Middleton Has Said About ‘Amateur’ Photography Passion<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tCHRIS JACKSON\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images Princess Kate Middleton\u2019s photography passion began when she started taking birthday portraits for her three children. Kate shares sons Prince George and Prince Louis and daughter Princess Charlotte with her husband, Prince William. To mark their kids\u2019 birthdays each year, William and Kate release a new portrait. Eventually, Kate started [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rumors first circulated in 2019 that William had an affair with Hanbury<\/a>, who is the Marchioness of Cholmondeley. She attended William and Kate\u2019s 2011 wedding, but she was rumored to have a falling out with Kate in 2019 amid the alleged infidelity.<\/p>\n

Hanbury\u2019s name has resurfaced in part to Stephen Colbert<\/strong>, who recently brought up the scandal<\/a> during a segment on The Late Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cInternet sleuths are guessing that Kate\u2019s absence may be related to her husband, and the future King of England, William, having an affair. \u2026 I think we all know who the alleged other woman is, say it with me, The Marchioness of Cholmondeley,\u201d Colbert joked about Hanbury. \u201cNow there have been rumors of an affair between William and [Rose] since 2019. According to tabloids, back then, when Kate supposedly confronted him about it, he \u2018laughed it off, saying there was nothing to it.\u2019 Aha, always a good response when your wife accuses you of cheating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Generally, royal watchers seem to be more suspicious of Kate\u2019s photos since it was discovered that Kensington Palace shared a doctored photo via social media earlier this month. Within hours of the photo being posted, several news agencies sent out a \u201ckill notification\u201d to remove the photo, noting it had been altered by the source.<\/p>\n

Kate released a statement the following day, admitting to altering the photo: \u201cLike 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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