The family photograph was the first official image of Kate released by the royal family since her hospitalization at the London Clinic on January 16 for an abdominal surgery.
The future queen was last pictured in public during a Christmas Day walk in Sandringham, eastern England.
Photos published by TMZ earlier in March showed Kate wearing sunglasses while being driven in a car, with the celebrity news site saying they were taken near Windsor Castle.
UK media outlets including the Daily Mail and The Sun chose not to publish the pictures.
- The speculation came despite Kensington Palace clearly saying at the time of her surgery that she would be “unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter”.
- It also said the surgery was not related to cancer.
- Charles, 75, visited his daughter-in-law’s bedside after being admitted himself on January 26.
- The king withdrew from public duties during his treatment, though he attended church services and held his weekly audience with the prime minister.
Camilla steps in
- She is now on a break until March 11, when she is expected to join William and other senior royals at the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.
- She is reported to be on holiday this week, effectively meaning all four of the most senior royals are out of action.
She and William have taken on more royal duties since his younger brother Prince Harry and his wife Meghan left for the United States in 2020, and the king’s brother Prince Andrew stepped back because of his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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According to the Mirror, the decision was made by the “world’s biggest photo agencies” on March 10. They are the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP), and Getty Images.
The photo agencies raised concern that the photo was “edited from the original,” The Mirror reported.
This comes as concerns about the Princess of Wales’ condition have skyrocketed following her January abdominal surgery.
- Concerns escalated after Prince William abruptly pulled out of a memorial service and because Kate hasn’t been seen since, with the exception of a fuzzy photo of her in a vehicle with her mother that was published by TMZ.
- In the hours after the palace released the new photo of Middleton and the three children, social media sleuths have zeroed in on what they believe are photoshop or editing fails in the picture.
According to a statement posted on the Kensington Palace website on January 17, “Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales was admitted to hospital yesterday for planned abdominal surgery.”
Kensington Palace’s news release said she will “remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days.”
The Princess has since been released from the hospital, and the palace has clamped down on information, never releasing the type of condition that sparked the surgery, other than clarifying that it was not related to cancer.
According to CBS News, the AP elaborated, “At closer inspection, it appeared the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards. The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand.”
In late February, Kensington Palace insisted the Princess of Wales was “doing well,” CBS News reported.
- “Catherine was not seen leaving the London Clinic, in the city’s Marylebone neighborhood, on Jan. 29, where she had spent 13 days after the surgery.
- There were no pictures of her being visited in the hospital by her husband or children, and
- there was only a single shot of William driving near the hospital during that period.”
Social Media Sleuths Have Been Raising Questions About the Photo
- Some social media users believe they spotted a Photoshop fail by Princess Charlotte’s sleeve.
- Others noticed issues with Kate’s blurred hand and hair and Charlotte’s hair.
One X user felt Prince George’s forearm looked too long.
Some people joked about the situation on X.
ITV News Editor Chris Shipp wrote on X that Kensington Palace has not commented on the action of the photo agencies or the claims the photo was edited.
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