Do not worry, Kate Middleton also edits her photos with Photoshop, so now editing is a royalty thing

The Princess of Wales did not appear in public since last Christmas, since she had abdominal surgery that made her stay in the hospital. After many conspiracies and theories, Kate Middleton has returned to appear publicly in a photograph on social networks, which apparently she herself has retouched with Photoshop.

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

Kate Middleton Photoshop fail has gone viral

Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory? Especially now that the final season of “The Crown” has premiered.

Mother’s Day was celebrated in the United Kingdom on March 10, and to mark the occasion, the official account of the Prince and Princess of Wales posted the following image.

Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months.

Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day. C

📸 The Prince of Wales, 2024 pic.twitter.com/6DywGBpLLQ

— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) March 10, 2024

Quickly, “Princess of Wales” became a trending topic, and many X users were dedicated to congratulate Kate Middleton on her day.

However, the most skeptical went a little further. If you take a closer look at the image, you can see that there is something wrong. The spanish content creator, Melo Moreno, among many others, made her followers (and the entire platform) see the possible flaws in the image, making it look like it was edited: “It is an edited photo, i can’t stand “where actually is Kate Middleton” mistery”

es una foto editada no puedo con el misterio de dónde está realmente kate middleton https://t.co/eAkSdkPhpX pic.twitter.com/kM2gFMvb2h

— Melo (@melomoreno) March 10, 2024

Faced with this situation, major media agencies such as Getty, Reuters, Associated Press or Agence France-Presse removed the image from their servers and warned that it was digitally altered.

A fact that has been confirmed by Kate Middleton herself just a few hours ago: “Like many amateur photographers, I occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion caused by the family photo we shared yesterday. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C”

Of course, users at X have started to share memes about the whole situation, giving us gems like this:

Like many amateur photographers I also occasionally experiment with editing#KateMiddleton pic.twitter.com/qCZ0mLp3HG

— Niall McGourty (@NiallMcGourty) March 11, 2024

Or this one, comparing it to the also viral fake “Wonka inmersive experience”:

The original photo WITHOUT photoshop has been unearthed by the international press#KateMiddleton pic.twitter.com/BdkEqpjtPm

— Lyn (@meghanxhaz) March 11, 2024

Anyway, some sources like New York Post have spotted Kate Middleton leaving Windsor Castle after confirming it was her the one who edited the image.

We are not going to feed conspirational theories but if the Princess of Wales wants to try new photo editing software, we will left over here a pretty comprehensive list of editing and design tools 😉