Princess of Wales says she edited family photo recalled by picture agencies

Catherine apologises for any confusion over Mother’s Day photograph, saying she occasionally experiments with editing

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The Princess of Wales has issued a public apology and said she was responsible for digitally editing a Mother’s Day family photograph issued to the media but withdrawn by international picture agencies over suspicions it had been “manipulated”.

The photograph of Catherine and her three children, taken by the Prince of Wales last week and the first of the princess since she underwent abdominal surgery in January, caused widespread speculation on social media, with the incident used to raise questions over public trust in the royal family.