00:00Where in the world is Kate Middleton? Rumors about the royal's health and whereabouts and
00:04photo editing skills are top of everyone's mind as of late and now a second doctored image is
00:10coming into question. After the headline making photoshop fail on Britain's Mother's Day,
00:15Middleton was reportedly finally seen walking alongside her husband Prince William near Windsor
00:20Castle in footage shot over the weekend and verified by TMZ. However, many remain skeptical
00:26on if this is in fact the royal as the palace has yet to verify or comment on the validity of the
00:32video. Now speculation around the royal has moved to a second image she shared that was deemed to
00:37have been altered. On Tuesday, an image she shared in April 2023 was deemed by Getty images to have
00:43been manipulated. The portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth with her grandchildren and great
00:47grandchildren taken by the princess on a trip to Balmoral Castle in Scotland in 2022 was released
00:53by Buckingham Palace on what would have been the late monarch's 97th birthday. A spokesperson for
00:59Getty said Getty Images has reviewed the image in question and placed an editor's note on it stating
01:04that the image has been digitally enhanced at source. Conspiracy theories have been running rampant
01:09regarding the Princess of Wales after it was announced that she was recovering from a planned
01:14abdominal surgery. Known for her public-facing persona, Middleton was last widely seen at Christmas
01:19Eve mass with the family at the end of last year. The palace had issued a statement in January saying
01:24Middleton is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter. However, the last minute and
01:30seemingly vague announcement coupled with Prince William at the last minute cancelling his February
01:35appearance at the memorial service of his godfather didn't quiet any speculation on the princess's
01:40whereabouts. Suspicions turned to headline news when on March 10, Kensington Palace shared a photo
01:46supposedly taken by Prince William this year of Middleton with her three kids, but photo agencies
01:51quickly deemed the picture manipulated. The princess then issued an apology for the altered image,
01:57which had undergone 17 edits. Now this, as well as two grainy paparazzi shots of the princess
02:02supposedly with her mother and William, only fueled the fire as both mainstream media and social media
02:07users exploded with theories about the health of the princess and the future king and queen's marriage,
02:13with rumors about an affair between William and the couple's close friend Rose Hanbury.
02:18As for an official statement from the palace, the last came on February 29th when palace officials
02:23felt compelled to repeat that news on her health would come only if there was anything significant to
02:28be said. For more updates to the story, head to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment news and
02:34updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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