The secrets of dressing the children of the Princess of Wales

When Amaia Arrieta saw the Mother’s Day photo posted by the Prince and Princess of Wales earlier this year, she was delighted to see Princess Charlotte wearing a checked skirt from her children’s clothing label Amaia London. She thought this was just the latest in a long line of examples of Welsh children wearing her … Read more

The camera never lies? Here’s what the data says about Kate’s edited photo

It was intended to be a family photo to celebrate Mother’s Day, and to quell speculation about Kate’s health post-surgery. But the publication of the photo of the Princess of Wales with her three children has backfired spectacularly, with the royal family taking the blame for editing it. Great international photo agencies took the photo … Read more

A forensic expert on Kate’s photo editing – and how credentialing technology can help build trust in a world of increasing uncertainty

British newspaper reports of a digitally altered photo of the royal family, in London on March 11, 2024. Credit – Rasid Necati Aslim – Anadolu/Getty Images aAs an academic who has spent the past 25 years developing techniques to detect photo tampering, I’m used to getting panicked calls from reporters trying to authenticate a breaking … Read more