Kate Middleton apologizes for the manipulation of her photograph and admits that she retouched it. The Princess of Wales, who has been seen in public again in an official vehicle, edited the snapshot published this Sunday.

Sources close to Middleton admit that the princess made “minor adjustments [to the photo] when she decided to share it on social media along with a statement” Kensington Palace on Sunday suffered the boomerang effect of a botched communications strategy that only managed to further fuel conspiracy theories surrounding the whereabouts and health of Kate Middleton.