King Charles’ Former Butler Retracts AI Image of Kate Middleton and Prince William After Controversy

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_05_26_82ab2c76
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: United Kingdom
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Manipulated Photo
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Reputational Harm

Topics

Deepfake Synthetic Image Visual Impersonation

Summary

Harold Grant, a former royal butler who served the future King Charles from 2004 to 2011, posted an image on Instagram depicting young Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton with the caption claiming it was taken when he first met them in 2004. After fans questioned the authenticity of the photo, suggesting it was AI-generated, Grant issued an apology stating he had unknowingly shared an AI image and admitted he genuinely mistook it for an authentic photograph from 2004. He apologized for the error and promised to be more cautious in the future to ensure his content remains authentic.

Sources

King Charles’ Former Butler Retracts AI Image of Kate Middleton and Prince William After Controversy - AOL

aol.com · 2026-05-28 · Primary