Royal fans are once again back on the Photoshop affair – and this time a photo of Windsor Castle has come under scrutiny.
One photograph, which has been circulating on social media, is an aerial image showing the vast grounds of the British royal family’s residence in Berkshire.
The image is often posted on Facebook’s architecture, history and tourism pages, sometimes attracting tens of thousands of likes.
However, photos of the royal family have come under scrutiny since Kate Middleton’s edited Mother’s Day photo was posted on March 10, and now eagle-eyed social media sleuths pointed out a number of supposed “errors” in the 11th century photo. castle and claimed it had been “Photoshopped”.
A Reddit The detective wrote: “Keep seeing this photo of Windsor Castle on FB but every time I look at it it looks more like a model. »
Royal fans are once again back on the Photoshop affair – and this time a photo of Windsor Castle has come under scrutiny.
A photo of the castle as it stands today shows that the right side is actually lined with buildings rather than trees.
It is not clear where the photo came from, but a very similar image appeared on the cover of The History and Treasures of Windsor Castle by Sir Robin Mackworth-Young, published in 1982.
Reddit users are convinced that several changes have been made to the image since then, including trees being ‘copy-and-pasted’ to the right side of the castle, while a car park has been erased.
All cars parked in the castle’s inner park have also been smoothed out.
There is no indication as to who might have changed the image, nor any suggestion that members of the royal family are responsible.
Commenters on Reddit were quick to share their opinions, writing: “Can confirm the photo isn’t real…for the most part”;
“To the left of the castle should be Riverside station, the railway tracks, offices and even the Thames”;
“Where is the real Windsor?” Like stores and restaurants… Railway?’;
An almost identical image appeared on the cover of The History and Treasures of Windsor Castle by Sir Robin Mackworth-Young, published in 1982.
“The elements on the right side are simply copied and pasted trees.”
‘RIGHT? Where are the Wetherspoons and McDonald’s opposite,” pointed out another.
Shouldn’t you also see the river on the left? one commentator pointed out. “The missing road completely confuses me and makes it difficult to determine whether the river should be photographed.
“Just a few days ago a car crashed into the wall and it wouldn’t have gotten near it because of the trees in this picture!
It follows a frenzy around royal photographs, after Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day photo featured “Photoshop fails”.
The picture-perfect image of a smiling Kate, 42, surrounded by her three children was meant to put to rest the vicious conspiracy theories swirling online about her condition.
But photo agencies, including Reuters, AP, Getty and AFP, removed the photo due to concerns about digital manipulation.
Some royal watchers pointed out that Princess Charlotte’s cuff and sweater sleeve appeared to have been digitally altered. There also appears to be a problem with the heel of Charlotte’s boot and the pavement behind the family.
Others pointed out that Prince Louis’ fingers on his right hand were apparently crossed in an unusual way, with one of his digits appearing shorter than the others.
The Princess of Wales was forced to issue a statement, admitting she was the one who edited the photo – in light of her penchant for “amateur photography”.
This has caused fans around the world to take a closer look at photos of the royals, several of which have appeared in mainstream media for years.
The picture-perfect image of a smiling Kate, 42, surrounded by her three children was meant to put to rest the vicious conspiracy theories swirling online about her condition. But some news agencies removed the photo, fearing it had been “manipulated.”
Buckingham Palace released a poignant photo of the Queen alongside Prince Philip in 2020 to mark the Duke of Edinburgh’s 99th birthday. But rumors began to circulate: the photo had been retouched with people showing the shadow on the Queen’s hand.
In December, the family’s Christmas portrait was criticized worldwide, as it was noted that Prince Louis’s fingers appeared to be missing.
In 2020, Buckingham Palace released a poignant photo of Queen Elizabeth II standing alongside the Duke of Edinburgh to mark Prince Philip’s 99th birthday.
Once again, royal watchers seemed to focus on a shadow on the Queen’s hand, as social media began claiming it had also been digitally altered.
Last April, chief technology officer Christopher Bouzy sparked backlash when he claimed Kate’s “magnificent” portrait of the Queen and her grandchildren at Balmoral had been photoshopped.
The image showed the late monarch posing with eight of her 12 great-grandchildren and was taken just weeks before her death by the Princess of Wales.
The late monarch appeared in her element with Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, James, Earl of Wessex, Lena Tindall, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Isla Phillips, Prince Louis, Mia Tindall, Lucas Tindall and Savannah Phillips.
This is not the first time that photos of the Welsh have been in the spotlight. Most recently, in December, the family’s Christmas portrait was criticized around the world.
This photo was shared to mark what would have been the late monarch’s 97th birthday last year. (Pictured left to right: Back row: Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl Wessex. Second row: Lena Tindall, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Isla Phillips and Prince Louis. Front row: Mia Tindall holding Lucas Tindall. The late Queen Elizabeth II and Savannah Phillips)
Some of the great-grandchildren were missing, including the children of Montecito-based Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank August, and the daughter of Princess Beatrice and Edo Mappeli Mozzi .
Calling on people to “stop criticizing” the photo, Mr Bouzy said: “Yes, they photoshopped it, so what?” It’s not easy to take the perfect photo with ten children. It appears they took multiple photos and then edited the photo to make it perfect. I would’ve done the same thing.
In a subsequent tweet about the snap, shared on the official social media accounts of the Prince and Princess of Wales, he wrote: “You can literally see where the two sides of the sofa have been put together, and there are pixels on the face that were not edited correctly.
“As I said in my original tweet, I don’t see anything wrong with it. But claiming it’s not photoshopped is false. It has been edited.