David Andrews

While the princess publicly took the blame for altering the photo, Kensington Palace said it would not be reissuing the unedited photograph of Kate and her children.PR expert Mark Borkowski said: ‘It’s plausible she’s at home playing with the computer and using an AI tool, but if they’re really going to regain any sort of […]

He told the PA news agency “It’s plausible she’s at home playing with the computer and using an AI tool, but if they’re really going to regain any sort of trust they should release the unedited photo, it can’t be that bad if they just made a few tweaks.“I find they have risen to the […]

“And there is that crucial little word: ‘candid’. This has blown up into a major media storm because people feel the royal family – who also double up as an institution of state – are not being honest with them. And if you can’t trust Kensington Palace, then who can you trust? To make this […]

Over the weekend, photo agencies pulled the Mother’s Day image of the Princess of Wales, 42, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, and her children, citing concerns about manipulation. Princess Kate apologized in a personal statement released on Monday, saying, “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my […]

Experts say details are consistent with an amateur splicing together different images from the same session to make a nice family portrait https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/kate-middleton-altered-photo-princess-of-wales-07920f5e

Mark Borkowski, a public relations consultant, called the photo fiasco a “massive own goal” and said the unedited image should be released to regain trust.The independent factchecking website Full Fact said it exemplified how greater transparency was crucial in preserving trust in images online.“In today’s information environment, any manipulation of an image, even relatively minor […]

Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health Veteran public relations consultant Mark Borkowski said the photo gaffe exposed a wider PR problem for the monarchy. “There doesn’t seem to be that much joined-up strategic thinking at the heart of the royal family at the moment, which leads […]

Mark Borkowski, a London-based public relations and crisis communications expert, tells PEOPLE that in trying to share a new image with the public, the palace hasn’t calmed concerns — “in fact, it’s made it worse.” “Now some people are asking if it is all generated by AI or is it a Photoshop of a photo […]