Kate Middleton wasn't intentionally cropped out from a picture taken at the Jubilee, royal fans have claimed. Social media users have defended Princess Eugenie, saying that it can be difficult to crop images the desired way in Instagram because of a functionality quirk.
This comes after the Princess shared an image on the social media platform that showed a number of members from the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony. But not the Duchess of Cambridge, who was standing with the group.
Some started to wonder whether the crop had been on purpose, with one speculating that she "doesn't like Kate", as reported by the Mirror. Others noted that the Duchess of Cornwall had also been cropped out.
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But a number of Instagram users have defended Princess Eugenie, explaining that the only reason the pair were omitted was because the aspect ratios of the photos hadn't been fixed before they were uploaded onto Instagram. Instagram will automatically make your posts square unless you choose to make the photo landscape.
And whatever aspect ratio you choose for your first photo the rest of the 'album' will be the same. The first photo in the 'album' posted on Princess Eugenie's page is of her grandmother the Queen, which works well with a square aspect ratio, while the next photo is of the Royal Family on the balcony which would need to be readjusted outside of Instagram first if the whole picture is to fit in a square space.
Instagram user @Royalinstablog posted an explanation, jokingly saying the princess is not Instagram savvy enough. They wrote: "It may appear that @princesseugenie intentionally cut out the both the Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess Cambridge from the picture she posted, but she did not.
"She posted a set of pictures but did not fix the aspect ratio properly for each picture. Try sending her post via DM [direct message] on IG [Instagram] you will see the full image. It was not only that picture that was affected in the set. Other pictures were affected too because she is probably not IG savy [sic] enough
"IG can be very annoying especially for those who don't use it always. Fan page Admins can attest to how aspect ratio can be annoying. You will need to use an external app to adjust your pictures, if not IG will cut off your pictures".
Another poster wrote below the explanation: "I thought so too, because the cropped [photos] are so sloppy and odd, ig be a pain in the neck sometimes".
And a separate user posted: "This so true. As someone who runs a fp [fan page] (this is my private) its so relatable. We cant upload full pictures even when we want to. One can blame Instagram for that ofc [of course].
Not everyone was convinced, however, with one Instagram user writing: "Nope she just doesn’t like Kate. She’s on team Harry and that’s totally ok but she definitely did this on purpose".
