Grazia: Yes, We Photoshopped Kate's Royal Wedding Cover (PHOTOS)

Busted!

According to the Guardian, Grazia finally admitted that the magazine did alter the former-Kate Middleton's body on its May 9 cover. The picture in question showed the duchess at her wedding to Prince William back in April with a thinner-than-usual waist, the apparent result of some heavy-handed Photoshop.

After a slew of accusations that the mag had whittled down the already-svelte bride, Grazia initially denied any wrongdoing. In a statement to The Huffington Post, reps at the magazine assured us, "Grazia did not make any changes to the image of the Duchess of Cambridge to make her look or appear slimmer than she is."

But that just simply was not true. The Guardian writes that the Press Complaints Commission in Britain investigated the issue after receiving one complaint. The mag said in a statement:

It had wanted "a great image of the duchess on her own, but all the photographs had the duke in too...so we asked our reproduction house to remove him from the picture (common practice among glossy magazines). This would have left the Duchess with only one arm, so they copied over her arm to complete the picture," the title added.

See the picture in question below and read more at Guardian.co.uk.

Comments

[Frank Lee Mydear]

11:13 AM on 08/17/2011

Duh! I explained how it happened at the time, and I still think it was just a sloppy accident rather than purposely done to make her look thinner.

[mystshy]

02:51 PM on 08/14/2011

this royal is specialllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[ABXNOMORE]

09:41 AM on 08/13/2011

Busted? Are they referring to those slightly pointed fake looking molded cups on the bodice of her dress?

[Said One]

02:35 AM on 08/13/2011

Oh and the latest news the protestors in the UK are being THROWN out - whole families from their council houses and the cost of their houses and what was provided for them shown for all to see

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024605/UK-riots-Daniel-Sartain-Clarkes-family-evicted-Wandsworth-Council.html#comments

Unfortunately these people's expenses are not protected from the Freedom of Information Act like "Duchess" Catherine's are. Also no bad behavior on the Windsor's parts which includes falling out of clubs drunk (Harry and William), posing half-naked - the duchess - equals losing benefits - they are free to do as they like.

[santiago sherwood]

04:04 PM on 08/13/2011

could we find something to suck suck other than lemons.

[Said One]

07:53 AM on 08/14/2011

I think we could try cake - the peasants in London I've heard, say its great, when of course you can buy a delectable supply from other people's money

[hsena]

05:52 PM on 08/12/2011

if you don't like mags that photoshop stop buying them and quit complaining

[Kenya Stephanie Edwards]

11:11 PM on 08/12/2011

That the obvious solution but people would rather complain than take a stance.

[Said One]

09:31 PM on 08/12/2011

Well greedy like them for taxpayer's money comes to mind - though it is pretty reptilian of the Windsor family to be putting down protests about free and fair elections like they do

[Trittydi]

03:49 PM on 08/12/2011

They turned her into something completely unnatural. She was lovely the way she was and did not need their ill-considered improvements.
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[Uncommon Sense77]

02:29 PM on 08/12/2011

Press Photograph Editorial Policy:

If at first you are accused, DENY! DENY! DENY AGAIN!
But if you're busted in the act, blame it on the cut-and-paster!

[edejan]

02:22 PM on 08/12/2011

She slim enough already. Why make her look inhuman?

[trishamine]

01:50 PM on 08/12/2011

Oh now I see what was wrong with the mag photo! She did look rather stiff, like she was wearing her corset TOO tight. The mag should have left her photo alone, she looke SO MUCH better in her natural state. She's so pretty and slim, why did they feel the need to make her look unnatural? As years go by she will gain a little weight (hoping not to much) but right now she is just right.

[Bill Bryson]

03:56 PM on 08/12/2011

"but right now she is just right."

with the exception of a missing top lip that is...

[AnnettaD]

08:59 PM on 08/14/2011

..and that looks like it's been photoshopped as well.

[Richard Anthis]

12:53 PM on 08/12/2011

She is already thin and statuesque. Why the hell would they think they needed to do that?

[Max Shaw]

12:38 PM on 08/12/2011

Hogwash. You didnt just copy her arm over, you cut her waist at by a lot, and at a ridiculous angle!

[lpowellg]

12:30 PM on 08/12/2011

they should have just left the pic alone. poor photoshopped version. looks more like a wax figure in the trudeaux wax museum. shouldn't they have to get permission from subject to do that? he owes her and the readers an apology.

[Astrazoic]

12:28 PM on 08/12/2011

Down with monarchy!

[Said One]

09:32 PM on 08/12/2011

Agree - obscene amounts spent on this wedding while the peasants in the UK go hungry and when they do riot/protest - Cameron threatens to shut down the social networks

[JB-IN]

12:02 PM on 08/12/2011

BFD. They wanted to take the prince out of the picture so they cut-n-pasted a mirror image of her left arm onto he right side (so she wasn't holding her right arm up in the air all wierd), and the inadvertently included the left side of her waist (torso line from armpit to where her wrist crosses) in the result and it makes her look skinnier than she really is. I don't think it was their intention to make her look skinny, it was just a poor quality photoshop work.

[terroh8er]

12:40 PM on 08/12/2011

You're right!