Kate Middleton broke cover over the weekend and was spotted enjoying some fresh air with Prince William at the Windsor Farm Shop nearly three months after her last official royal outing. Body language expert Blanca Cobb exclusively told Fox News Digital Kate appeared to be happy 'with a genuine smile on her face' and a 'pep in her step.
Middleton was also entrenched in controversy when Getty Images confirmed Tuesday that an April 2023 photograph of the late Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren was manipulated. Middleton allegedly captured the photograph. A Getty Images spokesperson told Fox News Digital, 'Getty Images is undertaking a review of handout images and, in accordance with its editorial policy, is placing an editor’s note on images where the source has suggested they could be digitally enhanced.
Prior to that, Middleton was pictured riding in the backseat of a vehicle alongside the Prince of Wales. Online speculation grew quickly after the image was released, with social media users implying the photo had been edited, prompting the photographer to speak out. 'We don't change our photos in Photoshop other than adjusting the light levels if necessary,' Jim Bennett, who works with Goff photos, confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Metadata from Middleton's Mother's Day photo revealed the image had been digitally altered multiple times before it was published on the official royal social media platforms, Fox News Digital previously confirmed. Information included in the photo data showed timestamps indicating the photo was first edited at 9:54 p.m. Friday, March 8, in Photoshop. On March 9, the image was altered once again at 9:39 a.m. The data does not indicate who altered the photo.
The Princess of Wales apologized one day later and admitted that the image shared online had been edited. 'Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,' she wrote. '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.' Royal watchers have been waiting with bated breath for a glimpse of Kate after she was hospitalized in January.