The Sunday Times reports that the couple will carry on their tradition of releasing a new photo of their youngest child on his birthday, according to People magazine.
An aide told the outlet in March that the pair “appreciate the public’s love and affection for their children and know there is a public appetite to see them on their birthdays”.
This photo of Prince Louis was shared last year to mark his fifth birthday. Photo / @princeandprincessofwales
Other sources told the Times that no “firm decision” had been made as to whether Kate herself would take the photo or hire a professional photographer.
But in recent months, royal photos have come under the microscope since Kate apologised for “confusion” around the Mother’s Day photo released on the holiday in the UK. Hours after the photo was released on March 10, several photo agencies recalled it due to fears it had been manipulated.
The next day, a royal statement attributed to Kate read: “Like 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.”
A Getty spokesperson told the Daily Telegraph at the time: “Getty Images has reviewed the image in question and placed an editor’s note on it, stating that the image has been digitally enhanced at source.”
Kate, the Princess of Wales, is undergoing chemotherapy. The video announcement came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery. Photo / Kensington Palace
“The difficulty now is because there is so little information about what’s happening to Kate, if they were going to project things are all normal in this way - with a photo that is now deemed to be fake - it is pretty damning about the floundering and the poor decision making that’s going on,” Borkowski said of the Mother’s Day photo at the time.
