King Willem-Alexanderhas seemingly poked fun at thecontroversysurroundingKate Middleton’sMother’s Day photo.
On Tuesday, the King of the Netherlands, 56, was speaking to members of the public during a royal engagement in Zutphen when he was heard making a joke about Photoshop in avideoshared on X (formerly known as Twitter).
A child mentioned a photo of the King with his family, to which he replied, “At least I didn’t Photoshop it,” according toThe IndependentandThe Telegraph.
Controversy has been surrounding the royal family and the Princess of Wales, 42, ever since a photo showing her posing with three childrenPrince George, 10,Princess Charlotte, 8, andPrince Louis, 5, was released to celebrate Mother’s Day in the U.K. on Sunday.
Speculation surfaced about whether the picture had been editeddue to several inconsistencies, including the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand, Prince Louis’ sweater pattern, and blurring around Kate’s hair.
Princess Kate, who has beenrecoveringsince havingabdominal surgery on Jan. 16, then personallyapologized in a statementshared online on Monday.
Kate Middleton, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands pictured in 2016.Samir Hussein-Pool/Getty Images
Samir Hussein-Pool/Getty Images
“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,” Kate’s message read.
Prince William and Kate Middleton.Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Chris Jackson/Getty Images
“I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day,” she added, signing the note with a “C,” for Catherine.
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A palace insider has since downplayed the PR crisis,exclusively telling PEOPLEthat the situation is a “bump in the road, it’s not an earthquake.”
“[Kate] has apologized and graciously so,” the insider said. “She has done something that 99% of us do — and we don’t have the scrutiny that they do.”
“Think of the level of scrutiny of pictures of her, as people pore over them,” they added. “You’re always on display and always got to be perfect.”
source: people.com
