Kate Middleton was pictured leaving Windsor Castle in a car with Prince William on Monday, just hours after she issued an apology for releasing an edited photo that caused wire services like the Associated Press to issue a rare “photo kill.”
Monday’s photo, which captured the Princess of Wales through a car window from a distance, came as a palace source said she was due to go to a private appointment. William, who was photographed next to her, attended the Commonwealth Day service in London later Monday.
The oft-photographed Middleton, 42, has been out of the public eye since Jan. 16 as she’s recovered from abdominal surgery—something that’s led to online speculation about her well-being. That gossip was sent into overdrive Sunday after the palace released a clearly edited photo of her and her three children to celebrate Britain’s Mother’s Day.
That “manipulated” photo, as the Associated Press described it, was the first official picture of the princess to be released since her surgery. Middleton said Monday that it was she who did the editing.
“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.”
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