What’s up with Prince Louis’ missing finger?
As you can see, Prince Louis is clearly missing his middle finger in the Wales family Christmas photo but in what capacity—like, was it Photoshopped out or does he just have it tucked away?—are the questions.
“Prince Louis finger is missing, also they have photoshopped someone else’s leg onto his I certainly hope taxpayers didn’t pay for it,” tweeted one fan. “Prince Louis middle finger is missing and his legs look strange,” observed another. “Are Prince William children even real or are they fake? Why does Louis not have a finger and look at Louis leg both legs don’t look similar,” noted a third Twitter user.
Louis’ finger wasn’t the only thing that royal watchers observed about the photo. “While it’s a nice family photo, as soon as I looked at it, I noticed Louis hand. He’s missing a finger. That got me looking closer. His right leg looks swollen. Where’s William’s thigh? Where’s Kate’s other foot?” Another person tweeted, “Are Prince William’s children even real or are they fake? Why does Louis not have a finger and look at Louis’ legs? Both legs don’t look similar.”
Indeed, the whole black-and-white thing just doesn’t feel very festive, either. “The insistent visual reference point is the Addams family, and the mood music is ‘these are dark times we’re living through, but not to worry, we are extremely rich’. Fair play, given the time of year; maybe they think ‘happy Christmas’ is already implied, without the need for color or twinkles. But if not “season’s greetings”, they’re definitely trying to say something. Nobody wears a uniform without a purpose,” The Guardian writer Zoe Williams observed.
Meanwhile, King Charles III and Queen Camilla released their first official Christmas card as king and queen. The photo was taken by Hugo Burnand, the official photographer of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace following the coronation in May.
This will be the second Christmas without Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at age 96 in September 2022. Last year, he continued the tradition of the British monarchy giving a special Christmas broadcast on December 25, 2022. To commence, he began with a note to honor his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at age 96. This was therefore the first Christmas the royal family spent without her and in a pre-recorded address from Windsor Castle, he spoke fondly of his mother.
“I am standing here in this exquisite Chapel of St. George at Windsor Castle, so close to where my beloved mother, the late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father,” the king said. “I am reminded of the deeply touching letters, cards and messages which so many of you have sent my wife and myself and I cannot thank you enough for the love and sympathy you have shown our whole family.” He continued, “Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. We feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished tradition.”
