“Like any amateur photographer, I sometimes experiment by editing,” she wrote.
I wanted to apologize for any confusion that the family portrait we shared yesterday may have caused.”
Before concluding: “I hope everyone had a good Mother’s Day.”
No one expected this message from Kate Middleton, published on the Instagram account @princeandprincessofwales, on Monday March 11.
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Kate Middleton apologized on Instagram following controversy over an edited photo.
(Posted March 11, 2024.) Screenshot Instagram/@princeandprincessofwales
The Princess of Wales has indeed expressed her mea culpa after the controversy generated by a family portrait.
We see Prince William's wife smiling, seated and surrounded by her three children George, Charlotte and Louis.
An image published on the occasion of Mother's Day in Great Britain.
The only downside is that Internet users quickly pointed out multiple inconsistencies, such as “Catherine's right hand around Louis”, deemed “blurry”.
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A “blunder” assumed by Kate Middleton
While conspiracy theories circulate on the web around the alleged "disappearance" of Kate Middleton, whose last official appearance dates from December 25, press agencies have refused to broadcast the said family portrait, suspected, therefore, of be “rigged”.
A situation which would have deeply affected the Princess of Wales, revealed the
Sun
,
this Tuesday March 12.
This would be “very sad,” said the tabloid.
According to the daily, Kate Middleton retouched the photo three times before publishing it on Sunday March 10.
Kensington Palace reportedly refused to release the original photograph following this controversy.
The
Daily Mail
also revealed that the Princess of Wales wanted to “take responsibility” for the “blunder” committed on Mother’s Day.
She would thus have considered that honesty was “the best policy” to adopt.
A source from the princely palace also told the
Telegraph
that Prince William's wife felt “very bad” after this controversy, and that she would have done everything to make the photo “as beautiful as possible”.
A friend of Kate Middleton also assured in the
Mirror
that she would be “upset” by this media storm, even though this photo was supposed to be “an innocent family portrait”.
A controversy which further reinforces the doubts surrounding the state of health of the princess, who has been convalescing since January 16 after having undergone “planned abdominal surgery”.