‘Same rules don't apply’: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s close circle takes a dig at Kate Middleton’s photoshopped Mother’s Day pic

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Sources close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly taken a dig at Kate Middleton. 

The mockery happened after the Princess of Wales, who had not been seen for a while after undergoing abdominal surgery in January, posted a photo of herself with her three children to mark the UK Mother’s Day, which was on March 10, Page Six reported.

Kate Middleton clarifies about photoshopped picture

The picture was eventually taken down by media houses after claims of being photoshopped but it's still on the Prince and Princess's Instagram account. Kate posted an apology statement on X saying, “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. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day,” she added.

Harry and Meghan ‘would have been annihilated’

However, insiders close to the Sussexes did not miss the chance to trash the royal family after the incident.

They reportedly said, “If Harry and Meghan had ever encountered the same issue they would have been annihilated.”

The sources also added, “The same rules do not apply to both couples. This isn’t a mistake that Meghan would ever make … she has a keen eye and freakish attention to detail.”

Kate Middleton's statement fuels more speculations

Meanwhile, Kate’s statement has given birth to more rumors and concerns for the future queen as the Palace has been keeping a mysterious silence over her whereabouts.

An X user tweeted, “This tweet is fake as hell.”

Another user shared, “It's sad that they have made you take the fall for this. This is just bizarre.”

The third one wrote, “I am struggling to believe that the most famous royal family in the world - and the woman who would be queen - fiddled around with photoshop and put out a family pic (designed to quash rumours about her whereabouts) without anyone in the ranks inspecting it. Nah. Not buying it.”

The fourth user noted, “This Kate Middleton apology seems very off & off-handed. I do not believe this is from the Princess.”

The fifth one added, “If it was as simple as that then stop the speculation and release the original pic. I'm sure that whatever was altered can't be that bad. Can it? I do find it hard to believe that with a myriad of people with the technical ability within Royal circles to properly edit and oversee a photoshopped pic that this occurred. It's odd to say the least. Release the original if there is nothing to hide and put a stop to the speculation.”

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