Apologise for ‘editing’ family pic, causing confusion, Princess Kate
LONDON: Kate Middleton on Monday apologised for “any confusion” caused by a royal family portrait released by Kensington Palace of her posing with her three children, the first photograph made public since her abdominal surgery in January.
The 42-year-old Princess of Wales took to the official Palace X handle to clarify that the discrepancies which led major photo agencies to withdraw the image from circulation were the result of some amateur editing by her.
The image released on Sunday, which is celebrated as Mother’s Day in the UK, showed a smiling Kate with Princes George, 10, and Louis, 5, and Princess Charlotte, 8. The palace said it had been taken by Prince William at Windsor Castle earlier in the week.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” reads the statement by Catherine, Princess of Wales, which is signed as C.
“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,” it said. Royal sources indicated that the picture was an amateur photograph taken by William, Prince of Wales, as the royal family wanted to offer an informal picture of the family together for Mother’s Day.
They added that the princess made some “minor adjustments” to the image and that the family spent Mother’s Day together and had a wonderful day.
Kensington Palace said it would not be reissuing the original unedited photograph of Kate and her children, the BBC reported.