Britain’s Princess Kate shares birthday photo of Prince Louis in wake of edit furore
- The photo’s release comes after a furore last month surrounding a picture of Kate and her 3 children that news agencies withdrew because it was digitally altered
- That image was intended to put an end to speculation about the princess’ whereabouts and health after her abdominal surgery, but it only fuelled more rumours
The youngest son of Prince William and his wife Catherine turned six on Tuesday, with the princess, who is being treated for cancer, credited with taking a photo released for the occasion.
Louis is the youngest of their three children, with George, aged 10, and Charlotte due to celebrate her ninth birthday next month.
The image of a smiling Prince Louis was posted directly on the couple’s social media accounts and not sent in advance to media organisations under embargo, as in previous years.
Its release comes after a furore last month surrounding a Mother’s Day photograph of Kate and her three children that leading news agencies, including Agence France-Presse and Reuters, withdrew because it had been digitally altered.
That image had been intended to put an end to fevered online speculation about the princess’ whereabouts and health as she recuperated from abdominal surgery in January.
But her later admission that she edited it only fuelled rumours, and soon afterwards she released a video announcing she was receiving preventive chemotherapy for an unspecified cancer.
Heir to the throne William has only just returned to official duties since that announcement, and Kate herself will only return to the public spotlight when her medical team say she is well enough to do so.
