SARAH VINE: There's only one way for William and Kate to put an end to all the cruel speculation:...

A few days on from that Mother’s Day photo, and I must confess I’m none the wiser about what on earth is going on with the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Isn’t she supposed to be recovering from abdominal surgery? Doesn’t she have anything better to do with her evenings? Besides, what could possibly have been so wrong with a straightforward picture of her and the kids to warrant so much editing? No fewer than 12 alterations have been clearly identified, and there are queries about other aspects of it – ranging from the intriguing to the frankly insane. Some bonkers people are even suggesting the image is from November of last year – although there is no indication from the metadata to suggest that it is remotely true. Nevertheless, it just seems so… well, amateur.

Now, there may be a perfectly good medical reason why she is not wearing it. As Dr Martin Scurr explained in the Daily Mail, she could have been advised not to by her doctors in case her knuckles swell up following the operation or as a result of certain medications. Or maybe she’s lost a bit of weight, which is not uncommon following abdominal surgery, and doesn’t want to risk it slipping off her finger.

This wasn’t just anyone, it was his godfather – and the prince’s name was on the order of service. Plus, the chapel is only a few minutes by car from his home in the grounds of Windsor Castle. How serious a ‘personal matter’ can it have been that he couldn’t get away for an hour or so? I don’t say this out of criticism, more out of genuine concern for the couple and their wellbeing. After all, life in the royal fishbowl is far from easy. The princess has clearly had a very nasty operation, and it has come at the end of a very difficult and destabilising period for them both.

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