Harry and Meghan’s photographer denies adding tree into background of Sussexes pregnancy shot

A photographer who captured a black-and-white portrait of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has hit back at claims he edited a willow tree into the background of the shot. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were drawn into the royal photo editing furore after the Princess of Wales admitted to having touched up a Mother’s Day picture – sparking a global discussion about the ethics of editing images. In the wake of the Kate revelations, it was claimed a large willow tree was added into the portrait of Harry and a pregnant Meghan, taken on Valentines day by acclaimed artist Misan Harriman. But Mr Harriman has since hit out at claims, posting on X/Twitter that such suggestions were false. He said, sarcastically: “Apparently I was switching out trees and meadows. And I admitted to this in an episode of a podcast called Private Passions. This is crazy.” He added: “How that [podcast] exchange could amount to me admitting to doctoring an image is insidious.” Watch more on Independ