Four international photo agencies have retracted a picture of the Princess of Wales and her children over concerns it has been "manipulated".
The image, taken by Prince William for Mother's Day, was the first of Catherine to be released by Kensington Palace since her surgery in January.
Getty Images, AFP, Reuters and Associated Press have pulled the photo - "inconsistency in alignment of Princess Charlotte's left hand".
Kensington Palace declined to comment.
well this will just add fuel to the conspiracy whackadoodles
Several conspiracy theories surrounding the whereabouts of Kate Middleton have surfaced since she was released from the hospital for abdominal surgery.
Some fans believe she went under the knife for cosmetic reasons.
Some fans believe Middleton was hospitalized for a more serious issue than “abdominal surgery.”
The conspiracy theories about Kate Middleton’s disappearance, explained
@ecksmc blah. They aren’t even trying. Nothing about Jewish Space Lasers or the sudden reappearance of JFK Jr.
I’ll go with it having something to do with the lizard people who live under the Denver airport.
Update
statement issued by Kensington Palace, Kate said she had “experimented” with editing.
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” she said.
“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.”