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U.K. royals release new photo of Prince Louis, first since editing scandal

Updated April 23, 2024 at 1:17 p.m. EDT|Published April 23, 2024 at 8:34 a.m. EDT
Members of the British royal family wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on June 17. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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LONDON — A usually anodyne royal tradition, the release of a birthday photo, attracted unusual attention Tuesday, when Kensington Palace shared a grinning close-up of Prince Louis to mark his 6th birthday.

The photo was taken by his mother, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and it was the first image by her that has been released since undisclosed editing prompted photo agencies to retract one royal family portrait and issue caveats about others.