Of course there is, but out of courtesy to my employer and my colleagues who will be filling in for me I would (and have in the past) let them know the nature of my illness and when I expect to be back at work.How is that any of your employer's business? Is there no doctor-patient confidentiality in Ireland?
Not everyone is comfortable talking about their illnesses, even with their families. Unfortunately, I know many examples when women had problems in gynecology and rarely did they talk about it at work. And when necessary, they took sick leave and did not indicate the illness. But the expected time of return to work was always specified. This should be enough.
And I am incredulous that their press office is letting members of the royal household edit their own photos and distributing those same photos to the press.
I enjoy her photos, too. She is ill, so perhaps it was difficult to do her best work. I hope she isn't taking the fall for someone else.
If Kate is to be believed, and I don't see why she shouldn't be, she edited her husband's photo and then distributed it to the press. This strikes me as very odd.And I am incredulous that their press office is letting members of the royal household edit their own photos and distributing those same photos to the press.
It's his photo, not hers. It went out in his name. If she didn't like it, she should have authorized a different photo or just dispensed with social media.
I think that a lot of women posting in this thread would be up in arms if the roles were reversed.
I think the point is, though, that it wasn't touching up "just a little." As countless commenters have noted, most portraits are slightly touched up. The statement by multiple press agencies that the photo does not meet their standards implies that this particular photo was doctored to a much greater extent. The fact that they are declining to release the original image also implies that there was more than a little touching up going on.
In the US, you just have to have a doctor's note saying you need to be out for a specific amount of time. The exact nature of the illness is considered private info. Now when I had my gallbladder out, I told everyone. But if I were having a colostomy bag put in, I probably wouldn't --- just because of how people would react and treat me.
Of course, we wouldn't. People who know Photoshop are asked to work on photos of others all the time. There is nothing weird or sexist about it.
The Guardian wasted their time figuring out exactly what was manipulated (in their opinion) and it's all stuff where two people intersect nothing like changing someone's face (to make them look healthier, for example). Here is their article about it:
This. They should've just said Kate is recovering and kept it at that. People are going to speculate no matter what. Let them. Don't feed into it.
1. You live and work in Ireland and are applying your country's standards to somewhere else. As many others have said, the right to privacy is stronger in other countries than it seems to be in Ireland.
I still believe the press office of the palace control everything that comes out. To blame Kate is weirdAnd I am incredulous that their press office is letting members of the royal household edit their own photos and distributing those same photos to the press.
Kate especially as she was their punching bag for a while. I think she is well aware that it could happen again.
You don't remember the years of Waity Katie/the Wisteria sisters/"doors to manual"?