The Princess of Wales clarified that she had edited the controversial image in a statement this morning. Kate Middleton added that she “wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”
On Sunday night, the AP issued a statement: They would be killing a photo—an industry term for retracting an image—of the Princess of Wales and her three children from their wires. It caught, well, nearly everyone by surprise: The family photograph, released in honor of Mother’s Day in the UK, was fairly innocuous. It featured Kate Middleton sitting outside in a chair, while sweater-clad George, Charlotte, and Louis embraced her. Yet all was not what it appeared.
” Kensington Palace also wrote that they would “only provide updates on Her Royal Highness’s progress when there is significant new information to share.” Despite their request, speculation immediately began about the health of the princess. In late February—after the Prince of Wales pulled out of a memorial service for his late godfather due to what was reported as a “personal reason”—conspiracy theories exploded on X. Some were humorous. Others, however, were not.