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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tPrince William and Princess Kate Middleton\u2019s relationship hasn\u2019t always been a fairy tale due to family drama, speculative rumors and more. William and Kate met in 2001 when they were both students at the University of St Andrews. Despite a brief breakup six years later, William and Kate reconciled before getting engaged in 2010. They [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat I didn\u2019t realize at the time was that sitting next to him, until we looked at it on a computer, was Kate!\u201d he recalled in a Friday, March 15, interview with Hello! <\/a><\/em>magazine.<\/p>\nWhile the shot Bennet took wasn\u2019t the best quality, he told the publication that he knew the significance of it, so he decided to release it anyway.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn a scale of one to ten, it\u2019s probably the worst picture I\u2019ve done in ten years, car-shot wise,\u201d he shared. \u201cA situation arose, it had to be grabbed very quickly. If I had taken a proper picture, a good quality picture, looking at that, there is no way I\u2019d put a picture out as bad as that if I didn\u2019t think it was important.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cThe picture of William was good enough, it just so happened that [Kate] was sitting to the side of him even though you can\u2019t make her out clearly, you can see she\u2019s looking away, and it was only the confirmation by their press office that they confirmed that she was in the vehicle with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Royal](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/feature-Royal-Photographer-Details-Capturing-Commonwealth-Day-Car-Photo-of-Kate-Middleton.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Karwai Tang\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBennett\u2019s photo, which was obtained by the Daily Mail<\/em><\/a> was taken on Monday, March 11, and showed the couple inside the back of a black Land Rover. William could be seen looking down as he was gearing up to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service while Kate was peering out the opposite window, with her face away from the view of photographers.<\/p>\nAmid conspiracy theories about the princess, Bennett denied altering the image. \u201cWe don\u2019t change our photos in Photoshop other than adjusting the light levels if necessary,\u201d Bennett told The New York Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nWhile Kate was in the car with her husband, the Daily Mail<\/em> reported that Kate would \u201cnot be attending\u201d the Commonwealth Day service but instead \u201cwas heading to a private appointment.\u201d<\/p>\nThis wasn\u2019t the first time Kate had been spotted in a vehicle since her abdominal surgery in mid-January, which the palace said would result in her stepping away from her public duties until Easter.<\/p>\n
After not being seen for weeks after her operation, Kate was photographed for the first time out and about in a car with her mother, Carole Middleton<\/strong>, on Monday, March 4. In photos obtained by TMZ<\/a>. In them, Kate wore sunglasses while sitting in the passenger seat.<\/p>\nKate also made headlines for a never-before-seen Mother\u2019s Day portrait taken by William of her and her three children, Prince George<\/strong>, 10, Princess Charlotte<\/strong>, 8, and Prince Louis<\/strong>, 5. It was posted to Kensington Palace\u2019s social media accounts on Sunday, March 10. While it was supposed to show that Kate was in good health, it immediately sparked concerns about her well-being as royal watchers speculated that the image had been doctored. Multiple news outlets ended up issuing a \u201ckill notice,\u201d and announced that the photo had been manipulated by the source.<\/p>\n
While the shot Bennet took wasn\u2019t the best quality, he told the publication that he knew the significance of it, so he decided to release it anyway.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn a scale of one to ten, it\u2019s probably the worst picture I\u2019ve done in ten years, car-shot wise,\u201d he shared. \u201cA situation arose, it had to be grabbed very quickly. If I had taken a proper picture, a good quality picture, looking at that, there is no way I\u2019d put a picture out as bad as that if I didn\u2019t think it was important.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cThe picture of William was good enough, it just so happened that [Kate] was sitting to the side of him even though you can\u2019t make her out clearly, you can see she\u2019s looking away, and it was only the confirmation by their press office that they confirmed that she was in the vehicle with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Bennett\u2019s photo, which was obtained by the Daily Mail<\/em><\/a> was taken on Monday, March 11, and showed the couple inside the back of a black Land Rover. William could be seen looking down as he was gearing up to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service while Kate was peering out the opposite window, with her face away from the view of photographers.<\/p>\n Amid conspiracy theories about the princess, Bennett denied altering the image. \u201cWe don\u2019t change our photos in Photoshop other than adjusting the light levels if necessary,\u201d Bennett told The New York Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n While Kate was in the car with her husband, the Daily Mail<\/em> reported that Kate would \u201cnot be attending\u201d the Commonwealth Day service but instead \u201cwas heading to a private appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n This wasn\u2019t the first time Kate had been spotted in a vehicle since her abdominal surgery in mid-January, which the palace said would result in her stepping away from her public duties until Easter.<\/p>\n After not being seen for weeks after her operation, Kate was photographed for the first time out and about in a car with her mother, Carole Middleton<\/strong>, on Monday, March 4. In photos obtained by TMZ<\/a>. In them, Kate wore sunglasses while sitting in the passenger seat.<\/p>\n Kate also made headlines for a never-before-seen Mother\u2019s Day portrait taken by William of her and her three children, Prince George<\/strong>, 10, Princess Charlotte<\/strong>, 8, and Prince Louis<\/strong>, 5. It was posted to Kensington Palace\u2019s social media accounts on Sunday, March 10. While it was supposed to show that Kate was in good health, it immediately sparked concerns about her well-being as royal watchers speculated that the image had been doctored. Multiple news outlets ended up issuing a \u201ckill notice,\u201d and announced that the photo had been manipulated by the source.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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