People have been left suspicious over an image of Princess Diana and Prince William from over 3 decades ago.

The photo, taken back in 1991, shows Diana and her eldest son watching the famous tennis tournament. But in light of Prince George’s recent appearance at the 2024 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Finals, people are now comparing the old snapshot to current images of William with his own son.

On Sunday (July 13), the Prince and Princess of Wales watched the match with their two eldest children, Prince George, 11 and Princess Charlotte, 10.

Their youngest son, Prince Louis, did not attend, however, at the age of seven, Louis is still younger than both George and Charlotte were when they made their debut appearance at Wimbledon, aged eight.

Following the photo of Diana and William re-emerging online, people have taken to social media to claim it could be edited using an artificial intelligence tool.

One person commented: “If you zoom in it’s blurry and her neck fades away. Ai probably.”

While another claimed: “Definitely not Diana.”

And a third said: “Not William! Or his mum!”

Others disagreed, with one social media user writing: “Everything isn’t AI.”

While someone else commented: “I think her neck isn’t fading away, its the movement of her hand as she clapped which is making it look blurry I think.”

And another wrote: “Her neck doesn’t fade away. Her hand is in the way which happens to be moving (clapping) which means it’s blurred. It’s a photo from the 90s so cameras obviously couldn’t produce the sharpness we expect today.”

A final user penned: “If you made use of Google you would know Diana did in fact take William to Wimbledon and wore that very outfit.”

The Truth Behind the Photo

The image in question is actually a genuine archival photo from Getty Images, taken on July 6, 1991, at Wimbledon. So no, it’s not AI-generated.

Still, not everyone’s convinced. Another comment insisted, “That’s not Princess Di or William.”

Prince William first attended Wimbledon at age nine, sitting beside his mother Diana in the prestigious Royal Box on Centre Court. Both he and Prince George followed royal tradition by dressing in suits for the match this year.

That said, not everyone is thrilled about the strict dress code. Many fans sympathized with Prince George, especially since Wimbledon often lands on particularly hot days. Back in 2022, he was overheard saying he was “too hot” during the match.

In that moment, William tried to comfort his son while Kate added, “You just have to feel for the people sitting in the bright sunshine.”