Was Meghan Markle's face in her family Christmas card with husband Prince Harry and son Archie Harrison photoshopped? There have been speculations that the Duchess of Sussex's image in the black and white gif was enhanced so she would look more focused.
The photo, originally shared on Twitter by The Queen's Commonwealth Trust, featured the slightly blurry faces of Prince Harry and Meghan sitting on the floor next to a big Christmas tree. To the forefront of the image was their son, seven-month-old Archie, who was the actual focus of the Christmas card.
One royal observer, however, posted the same photo on Twitter with a slightly different effect. This one featured the face of Duchess Meghan as sharper and clearer than her husband. The poster suggested the image seemed like "Prince Harry was blurred out and Meghan has photoshopped herself."
The source of the second image was traced back to the news outlet Daily Mail, who credited the Sussex Royal Instagram account. However, @SussexRoyal has not posted the Christmas card from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Daily Mail also ran a story about the "social media buzz" surrounding the photoshopped Christmas card. The news outlet's picture desk allegedly studied the photo to conclude that Meghan's face was enhanced with photoshop. The report, however, stated that it was not suggesting the images were edited by either the duke or duchess.
Following the report, Meghan's friend, actress Janina Gavankar, slammed the Daily Mail for their "malicious" story. She confirmed she was the one who took the photo of the Sussex family, which she said was not photoshopped.
Gavankar also addressed a separate post on Twitter to the Daily Mail. She said it seems the news outlet's campaign against her friend continues. She asked for everyone else to be in "the spirit of Christmas and not the spirit of maliciousness."
In October, Prince Harry and Meghan lodged a legal battle against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. They alleged that these news outlets were spurring tabloid rumors and fabrications about their lives.
Specifically, Daily Mail published private letters of Meghan for her estranged dad Thomas Markle. The lawsuit claimed that Daily Mail heavily edited the letters to put Meghan in a bad light and change the meaning of the letters. The news outlet, however, denied the allegations and vowed it will fight the legal case vigorously in court.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as well as their son Archie, are currently in Canada for the rest of the holidays.
