Do we have the right to see Kate's original photo? What Yahoo readers think
Yahoo UK's poll of the week lets you vote and indicate your strength of feeling on one of the week's hot topics. After 72 hours the poll closes and, each Friday, we'll publish and analyse the results, giving readers the chance to see how polarising a topic has become and if their view chimes with other Yahoo UK readers.
Speculation continues to swirl around the Princess of Wales after the furore surrounding an edited photo of her and her children.
Kate's admission that she had edited the image, released on Mother's Day with a message thanking members of the public for their "kind wishes and continued support", served to heighten debate over her absence from public life following abdominal surgery.
Kate was admitted to the London Clinic for a planned abdominal operation on 16 January. At the time Kensington Palace said she would return to public life at Easter, but since then there has been speculation and confusion surrounding her situation, especially when eagle-eyed observers spotted that her photo had been altered.
On Monday, Kate said she likes to "experiment with editing", and apologised for "any confusion" the doctored family photograph had caused. Since then, Kensington Palace has resisted calls for the original version (or versions) of the photo to be released from those who say it would reduce the swirl of rumours online.
Yahoo News UK asked our readers whether we have the right to see the original image, here are the results:
Our poll from Monday at midday until midday Thursday asked: 'Does the public have the right to see Kate's original photo?'
It received 2,872 votes and showed 82% of Yahoo readers think we don't have the right to see the image.
Some 14% of voters said they think the public do have the right to see the original, while 4% weren't sure.
82% of Yahoo readers think we don't have the right to see the image
Yahoo News UK readers were also asked: "How much do you care about the 'Photogate' controversy?".
This poll received 1,675 votes with an average strength-of-feeling rating being 1.7, indicating few readers feel strongly about the issue.
The average strength-of-feeling rating was 1.7, indicating few readers feel strongly about the issue
Our original poll article can be found here.
A poll by Savanta, released just one day before Kate's photo, suggesting the majority of Brits do not think the royals are being transparent about their lives, suggest the concern goes far beyond academic circles.
Reported in the i newspaper, the survey found that 54 per cent believe the royals are either ‘not very transparent’ (35 per cent) or ‘not at all transparent’ (19 per cent). Just six per cent said they were ‘very transparent’.
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