Afua Hagan: Next steps for the Prince and Princess of Wales [Video]

It’s been a week since the speculation over the whereabouts of the Princess of Wales went into overdrive, thanks to the now infamous Photoshopped picture of Catherine with her three children dropped online, before being promptly killed by five major news agencies.

It was the picture that was actually supposed to calm down the rumours of where she was and the state of her health, but it promptly did the opposite, thanks to the fact the image had been edited.

Not a big deal on any normal day, as it’s something a lot of us partake in, but this was against the backdrop of the Princess of Wales not being seen in public for weeks after her abdominal surgery in January.

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Inconsistencies in the photo led to its retraction by major news agencies, including Reuters and the Associated Press, due to concerns about digital manipulation.

The altered photo sparked widespread …