“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” the message on X said, signed with a “C” meaning it was sent by Kate. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”
Several leading news organisations withdrew the photograph issued by Kensington Palace after post-publication analysis showed it did not meet their editorial standards.
The princess’s admission that it was her error came shortly after PA Media followed other agencies including Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters in withdrawing the photo from its picture service.
The palace issued the photograph of Kate and her three children on Sunday (March 10), along with a message of thanks from the princess in her first public comments since undergoing abdominal surgery in January.
