Kate Middleton is apologizing following speculation that a new photo she posted was "manipulated." Kensington Palace shared a photo of the Princess of Wales and her three children with the caption, "Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother's Day. C." However, four major news agencies later pulled the photo after social media users pointed out possible signs of photo manipulation, specifically the sleeve of Princess Charlotte's arm not lining up and the lack of focus on Prince George's right hand.
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00:00 Kate Middleton is apologizing following speculation that a new photo she posted was manipulated.
00:05 On Sunday, Kensington Palace shared this photo of the Princess of Wales under three children with
00:11 the caption, "Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months.
00:15 Wishing everyone a happy Mother's Day." The BBC reported that Kensington Palace said Prince
00:20 William had taken the photo in Windsor last week. However, four major news agencies later pulled the
00:25 photo after social media users pointed out possible signs of photo manipulation,
00:30 specifically the sleeve of Princess Charlotte's arm not lining up and the lack of focus on Prince
00:34 George's right hand. Now, the palace is releasing a statement. The Kensington Palace ex-account
00:39 posted a message from Middleton on Monday that reads, "Like many amateur photographers, I do
00:44 occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family
00:49 photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother's
00:53 Day. C." The whereabouts of the Princess of Wales have been the subject of speculation in recent
00:58 weeks, after she underwent a planned abdominal surgery in London on January 16. After the
01:03 surgery, Kensington Palace revealed that the procedure was a success and that the princess
01:07 would remain in the hospital to recover for 13 days. The palace also emphasized that Middleton
01:12 would be stepping back from public duties until after Easter while she recovered. Despite repeated
01:17 statements attempting to calm the waters, speculation and conspiracy theories continued,
01:21 with some suggesting that the princess could be in poorer health than the palace was willing to
01:25 admit. The palace had hoped the picture posted Sunday would quell some of these rumors about
01:29 the princess, but the use of a supposedly manipulated image ended up fueling more
01:33 speculation. For more on this story, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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