Prince Harry and Meghan Markle break silence on Kate’s edited photo scandal

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have broken their silence on Kate’s edited picture saga after the princess was forced to apologise.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have broken their silence on Princess Kate’s edited picture.

The Princess of Wales was forced to publicly apologise after she admitted to editing a sweet Mother’s Day snap of her and Prince William’s kids, as reported by The Sun.

A source then told Page Six that exiled British royals Harry and Meg would “have been annihilated” if they had handed out secretly Photoshopped images of themselves and their family.

They 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.”

But the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have now hit back with a scathing statement from their Archewell Foundation.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have released a statement amid the photo scandal. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

“With respect to Page Six, that did not come from us,” a spokesperson told Newsweek.

The Sun’s picture desk found 12 clues that show likely editing — including a cropped sleeve, mismatched zip and Charlotte’s angular skirt.

Kate was said to be “very sad” that the sweet snap triggered a global furore.

She is believed to have altered it three times on a computer before it was posted on social media on Sunday.

Inspection of the original image revealed it was taken on a Canon camera with a 50mm lens.

It had been edited three times on Adobe Photoshop - once on Friday evening and twice on Saturday.

The Princess of Wales came under fire for editing this photo released on Mother's Day.

Experts claim several areas have been altered - ranging from Charlotte’s cuff to even Kate replacing her face.

Picture agencies withdrew, or “killed”, the image when discrepancies were discovered.

Kensington Palace refused to release the original photo, explain which parts had been altered, or say why.

Kate, 42, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, apologised in a statement.

The Sussexes released their statement amid reports they felt they would “have been annihilated” if caught doing the same thing. Picture: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

She wrote: “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.”

It comes as the Sussexes have recently hired a UK-based PR guru to fix their “popularity problem”.

Harry is also said to be open to returning to royal duty to ease the burden on his father while he undergoes cancer treatment.

Meghan, meanwhile, is reportedly preparing for a ‘relaunch’ in Britain to boost publicity for their foundation, Archewell, and spearhead a new project.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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