Britain's Princess of Wales has issued a statement on social media concerning the Mother's Day photo released, confirming it was edited.
In a message on social media the Princess of Wales stated: "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.
"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. C"
Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. 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. C
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) March 11, 2024
Earlier, The British Princess of Wales' uncle Gary Goldsmith has described the first picture of the royal since her surgery as "beautiful" and "really genuine".
The image of Kate Middleton and her children was withdrawn by international picture agencies because of concerns that the image had been manipulated.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain about the image, Goldsmith, who recently appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, said: "The smiles on faces said it all for me, I thought it was beautiful.
"Obviously the family wouldn’t be the ones to do any touch-ups, so if that’s gone through some filter before it’s gone out to the broader world... but they wouldn’t be doing photoshopping themselves," he said.
"But all I was looking at is the faces and the smiles and it just looks like a beautiful family that they are, and they look really genuine, smiles on faces.
"And this whole 'sleevegate’ thing, just leave it alone," he said, referencing the unusual appearance of Princess Charlotte's sleeve in the photo, which has drawn speculation that the image has been doctored.
Goldsmith also said he had not spoken to Middleton in "maybe a year".
