Kate Middleton Edited Queen Elizabeth Photo With Royal Grandkids

Kate Middleton's photoshop scandal is officially several layers deep, and has extended to a photo of Queen Elizabeth and several of the royal children — which is now being called into question by Getty Images.

The photo in question was posted in April 2023 on what would have been Queen Elizabeth's 97th birthday. The shot featured the monarch sitting front and center, with all of her great-grandchildren — including Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — that was taken by Middleton and later released by Buckingham Palace. The photo was allegedly taken by Middleton at Balmoral Castle last summer.

Getty has since found several inconsistencies with the images, after royal observers uncovered multiple Photoshop blunders with the image. “Getty Images has reviewed the image in question and placed an editor’s note on it, stating that the image has been digitally enhanced at source,” a Getty spokesperson told The Telegraph.

The update comes on the heels of Middleton's Photoshop controversy on Mother's Day, in which she shared a photo of herself, surrounded by George, Charlotte and Louis for the occasion, and posted it to the Kensington Royal social accounts. Again, royal observers found several editing inconsistencies, notably with her around her hair and Charlotte's blouse. Shortly after, news and photo agencies, such as The Associate Press, AFP and Reuters, recalled the images from their websites for being altered.

Middleton later explained the what happened with the image in a statement issued through her and Prince William's X and Instagram accounts. Her explanation for the mishap was that she went overboard with editing the picture.

"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," she wrote. "I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day. C."

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