Photog Behind Viral Harry and Megan Pic Shoots Down Claims it Was Doctored

The photographer behind a snap of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has skewered the “really dangerous journalism” he claims is the nexus of the latest altered photo scandal involving the royal family, days after Kate Middleton admitted she doctored a photo of herself and her kids on Mother’s Day.

In a video message shared Wednesday, the Nigerian photographer Misan Harriman said a now-viral photo that was used to announce the Duchess of Sussex’s pregnancy in 2021 was only edited to adjust its color grading despite rumors it had its background altered.

Harriman’s claim contradicts what the Daily Mail reported Tuesday, which cited an old interview from Harriman himself as it wrote that the tree and shrubs surrounding Harry and Meghan in their pregnancy announcement were photoshopped into the snap. That report unleashed a firestorm of criticism and calls of hypocrisy at the couple after someone close to the Sussexes allegedly mocked Kate’s editing gaffe, Page Six reported, citing a source.

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