Months later, Kate Middleton revealed to the world that she was battling cancer. Princess Kate shared the heartbreaking news after undergoing major abdominal surgery.
The future Queen of England was later embroiled in an endless scandal involving a photoshopped Mother’s Day picture.
Prince William and Middleton did their best to navigate the drama but to no avail. The royal couple was dragged on social media for being sloppy with the photo.
Multiple news and photo agencies questioned their credibility by slapping editorial notes on their photos for editing and manipulating their images.
This week, Kate Middleton’s youngest son, Prince Louis, celebrated his birthday, and for several hours, it seemed that the critics won the war and no pictures would be released.
However, fearless Kate Middleton has marched with the decade-long tradition of publishing pictures of her children on their special day.
The Princess of Wales unveiled a cute photo of Prince Louis sitting in a garden to mark his sixth birthday.
The defiant princess also confirmed that she took a picture of Prince Louis in “the past few days at Windsor and has not been edited.”
The Times noted that the couple made a slight change to the date of the publication of the photo.
The publication said: “She and Prince William are said to be grateful for the birthday messages they have received for the youngest of their three children. It marks a change from the usual release of pictures to celebrate the birthday of a royal prince or princess, which are usually granted the day beforehand.”
Close royal sources to Middleton and Prince William spoke to the media outlet and explained that things are about to change.
Kate Middleton is now delivering a clear message to the world: she is back in full control of the major decisions about her family and reputation.
Princess Kate has decided that birthday and holiday pictures of her children will no longer be released to international agencies. Instead, the photos will be posted on Kensington Palace’s official Instagram and Twitter accounts.
The Times explained Middleton’s decision: “However, it is understood that the family was debating the timing of the release as the princess continued her recovery after the announcement that she was receiving cancer treatment. While the family had initially asked for privacy during Kate’s recovery, they decided to release an image of Louis because, on balance, they believed it was important to use the picture to thank those who have sent birthday wishes.”
The new procedure will be applied to Princess Charlotte and Prince George‘s upcoming birthdays.
It went on to say: “The new procedure — to release an image via Wales’s social media channels rather than an official portrait released through the mainstream media — is expected to be followed again when Princess Charlotte turns nine next Thursday. Prince George, the eldest child, is 11 in July.”
Some observers say critics are unlikely to be happy with the decision.
