Photographer shares unedited version of Harry and Meghan’s pregnancy photo

Royal photographer Misan Harriman is clearing the air following allegations that he doctored Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle’s pregnancy photo in 2021.

Harriman, who is also a friend of the couple, shared the original photo to Instagram March 13, as well as a video addressing claims that he edited the image. The photographer shared the original colorized shot of Harry and a pregnant Meghan lounging in the grass near a tree. In the next slide, Harriman posted a screenshot of the metadata, which showed the photo was taken on an Apple iPad.

The next day on March 11, Kate released an apology statement, via the Kensington Palace X account, acknowledging that she had edited the Mother’s Day photo.

“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C,” she wrote.

Following the controversy, another image was released March 11 of Kate and William leaving Windsor in a Range Rover. At the time, a royal spokesperson confirmed that the two were attending a “private appointment.”

After this image also prompted speculation around manipulation, Goff Photos, the agency that took the picture, said in a statement on March 12 that the “images of the Prince and Princess of Wales in the back of the Range Rover have been cropped and lightened” but that “nothing has been doctored!”