Princess Kate and Prince William have suffered a fresh blow in the "manipulated" photo storm surrounding the official Mother's Day image released by Kensington Palace on Sunday.
The image was circulated by several major photography agencies including Getty, Reuters, AP and PA on Sunday.
However, AP, Getty and Reuters all removed the photograph from their platforms on Sunday due to fears that it had been manipulated.
PA, which is the UK's national news agency, had chosen not to remove the photograph and sought urgent clarification from Kensington Palace regarding the authenticity of the picture.
Princess Kate and Prince William have suffered a fresh blow in the "manipulated" photo storm surrounding the official Mother's Day image released by Kensington Palace on Sunday.
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Kensington Palace had denied to comment on the photograph and PA released a statement confirming they had joined other major photo agencies in "killing" the picture.
A spokesperson for the UK’s national news agency said: "Like other news agencies, PA Media issued the handout image provided by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales and her children in good faith yesterday.
"We became aware of concerns about the image and we carried a report about it last night, and made clear that we were seeking urgent clarification about the image from Kensington Palace.
"In the absence of that clarification, we are killing the image from our picture service."
Kensington Palace had denied to comment on the photograph.
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However, less than an hour after PA removed the photograph, Princess Kate issued an apology on social media.
The Princess of Wales apologised over the manipulated Mother's Day picture on X.
She wrote: "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.
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"I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C"
The Mother's Day photo was the first official photo released of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery in January 2024.
Princess Kate is not expected to return to royal duties until after Easter.