Donald Trump defends Kate Middleton’s ‘very minor’ photo edit
Donald Trump, Catherine, Princess of Wales.
Getty Images (2)Donald Trump sees no problem with it Princess Kate Middleton editing a Mother’s Day portrait of herself and her children.
“That shouldn’t be a problem because everyone is doctors. You look at these movie actors and you see a movie actor and you meet him, and you say, ‘Is that the same person in the picture?’” Trump, 77, said during an interview on Tuesday, March 19, with the British television channel GB News. “And I actually looked at that, and it was a very small doctor. I don’t understand why there is such an outcry about this.”
The former president continued: “It’s a tough time, you know, they really went after her.”
The controversy began earlier this month when multiple news outlets received notice to remove a photo of Kate, 42, posing with Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, because it appeared to have been ‘doctored’ by the source.
Kate then addressed the drama via X.
“Like many amateur photographers, I occasionally experiment with editing,” her March 11 statement began. “I wanted to apologize for any confusion the family photo we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone who celebrated had a happy Mother’s Day.”
Kate Middleton with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Prince of Wales/Kensington Palace/MEGAThe portrait remains on Kate and Prince William‘s official Instagram page, although Instagram has posted a warning message at the bottom of the photo.
“Altered/Photo Video,” the warning reads, adding that “independent fact-checkers say the photo or image has been edited in a way that could mislead people, but not because it was shown out of context.”
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The botched editing sparked conspiracy theories about Kate’s health and whereabouts as she recovers from abdominal surgery. Kensington Palace announced in January that the Princess of Wales had undergone “planned” abdominal surgery and would not resume her public duties until after Easter. Kate was seen smiling during an outing with William, 41, on Sunday, March 17.
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While Trump is not impressed that Kate is engaging in photo editing, he did say during his appearance on GB News that “appropriate action” will have to be taken if Prince Harry lied about his history of drug use when applying for a US visa. (The Heritage Foundation last year sued the Department of Homeland Security for access to Harry’s immigration records after the prince admitted in his memoir to drug use, Reserve.)
When GB News hosts Nigel Farage Asked whether the consequences for Harry, 39, could include deportation from the United States, Trump replied: “Oh, I don’t know. You’ll have to tell me. You just have to tell me.”