Kate Middleton issues statement over edited Mother's Day photo

The Princess of Wales said sorry for the "confusion" caused by the digitally altered family picture shared by Kensington Palace. In a message on social media, Kate said: "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother's Day. C".

The photo, which showed Kate and her children and was taken by the Prince of Wales, was the first one shared since her abdominal surgery. It was released by the Palace to celebrate Mother's Day.However, it was pulled by international picture agencies just hours later and by the UK's PA news agency on Monday because they thought it had been changed.

Earlier concerns were raised over a missing part of Princess Charlotte’s sleeve and the misaligned edge of her skirt, with other speculation including the positioning of Kate’s zip. The picture was released to reassure the public amid escalating conspiracy theories online over the state of Kate’s health in recent weeks, but the controversy – dubbed “Kategate” and “Sleevegate” – has been labelled an “extraordinary” turn of events.

Graham Smith, of the anti-monarchy group Republic, said: “If the palace can’t offer a simple, innocent explanation then ‘Kategate’ is going to cause the monarchy serious damage.”“If true it is a deliberate attempt to deceive the public.”“The monarchy has always sought to manipulate and manage its image, but if they have tried to fake a photograph to silence online conspiracy theories, that is disgraceful.

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