official portrait of Duchess Kate

[cookies]

Why did they make her look like a hag? Do they hate her?

Poor Kate had to call it "Brilliant."

[Awkward]

It makes her look OLD! I'd be royally (lol) pissed if I looked 45 in a portrait painted at 30.

[ECB]

I don't like that they used her "pinched" smile.

[vtdiamond]

Eeek, it makes her look so old.

[bunch]

That's unfortunate.

[raangoli]

That is awful. Poor Kate.

[pamela]

How can that painter make someone so beautiful look like that? I know she had to be graceful about it since it's out there, but it should have been destroyed and redone instead of being released.

[mrsbro]

I don't think it's *awful* (her hair looks nice) but goodness did they really have to include the dark circles under her eyes!?

[CloudBee]

They aged her.

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Poor Kate.

[dexteroni]

Oh that is terrible. I can't believe it was allowed to be released.

[kershnic]

Her hair does look really nice, as it does in photographs. I feel like maybe the artist was trying to make it more "timeless" by making her look older?? Or maybe the face shape is a pregnant bloat? Ha.

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It's just off in a lot of slightly unflattering ways. Is it me or does the bridge of her nose look wider than it actually is? And I agree that the pinched smile was not a good choice of an expression. She has such a beautiful smile that looks genuine, why not use that?

[Susie]

omg, that's horrible. Poor girl. I have never, ever seen a picture of her with bags under her eyes like that.

[mbcdefg]

Blech.

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That's awful! Poor Kate.

[my4girls]

that's terrible! she looks pale and her nose looks big. ick

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Jan 11, 2013 9:44:48 GMT -5 @juliash said:

It's just off in a lot of slightly unflattering ways. Is it me or does the bridge of her nose look wider than it actually is? And I agree that the pinched smile was not a good choice of an expression. She has such a beautiful smile that looks genuine, why not use that?

It looks like there is a bubble on the end of her nose.

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:-|

I wonder if they aged her to make it more timeless? Even so, I have no doubt that she'll look way better than that when she's older.

Poor girl.

[mellymel]

Wow, it makes her look so much older. Poor Kate. She is so pretty and this doesn't do her any justice!

[otowngirl]

I would be all, "OFF WITH HIS HEAD!"

[Kore]

:-|

It totally looks like one of those "if celebrities were real people" spoofs.

shine.yahoo.com/photos/celebrities-real-people-not-pretty-slideshow/

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Jan 11, 2013 9:50:59 GMT -5 otowngirl said:

I would be all, "OFF WITH HIS HEAD!"

:Y:

[SuziSaysDa]

Yikes! How disappointing for her, it makes her look older and heavier with the wrinkles and fuller faces. But I guess she will be remembered for her great hair?

[bunnysmom]

Not only she looks older, she looks tired and sad.

[raangoli]

Jan 11, 2013 9:39:45 GMT -5 gravytrain225 said:

She must be glad she's alive for the internet age. Imagine before the internet and magazines, if that was the only picture people really had of her!

This is a great point!

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:-|

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not only old - she looks ill.

[casmgn]

Jan 11, 2013 9:50:59 GMT -5 otowngirl said:

I would be all, "OFF WITH HIS HEAD!"

Seriously. I bet she went home and cried after, especially with all the pregnancy hormones raging.

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Jan 11, 2013 9:44:48 GMT -5 @juliash said:

It's just off in a lot of slightly unflattering ways. Is it me or does the bridge of her nose look wider than it actually is? And I agree that the pinched smile was not a good choice of an expression. She has such a beautiful smile that looks genuine, why not use that?

ITA. It kind of seems like they wanted to make a portrait of her not smiling, and this was the compromise?