The royal family is in hot water — again — after Kate Middleton confessed to digitally editing an official royal portrait on Monday.
The photo in question was of Kate surrounded by her three children, released by Kensington Palace to celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday. As rumors continue to swirl about the Princess of Wales' absence from the public eye following an abdominal surgery in January, it didn't take eagle-eyed social media users long to notice that a few details weren't quite right.
Their suspicions were proven right when major agencies, including the Associated Press and Reuters, announced that they removed the photo on Monday because they believed it was digitally manipulated. Kate then shared a statement admitting she edited the image on Kensington Palace's social-media platforms.
Confirming a photo-editing failure is a new development for the royal family — but it's far from the first time the public has suspected them of being the subject of digitally-altered images.
Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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