Prince William jokes ‘my wife is the arty one’ as he brushes off Princess Kate’s photo editing saga
Prince William made an indirect joke about wife Princess Kate’s Photoshop drama as he attempts to brush off the scandal during London appearance.
Prince William joked his “wife is the arty one” as he brushed off her Photoshop drama in a new public appearance.
The Prince of Wales grinned as he carried on with his Royal duties on Thursday, despite his family being caught up in a furore over Princess Kate’s controversial Mother’s Day photo, reports The Sun.
His wife Kate Middleton, 42, hasn’t been seen since Christmas having undergoing an abdominal operation in January, with the Palace confirming the mum-of-three would not be undertaking Royal duties until after Easter.
But Royal fans grew concerned at not seeing Kate, with a Mother’s Day photo released by the Palace sparking a furore when it appeared to have been altered.
Kate then released a statement about her attempt to amend the photo, and the “confusion” it caused.
She said in a statement: “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. C.”
Several major photo agencies ultimately withdrew the Mother’s Day snap, the first official shot of Kate since abdominal surgery in January, over fears it had been “edited at source”.
The Princess of Wales was said to be “very sad” that the sweet photograph had triggered a global furore.
And while Prince William did not directly address the furore as he appeared in public yesterday, UK time, he did admit his wife was “the arty one”.
Wills tried to hand at decorating biscuits at a youth centre in London, mocking his own attempts.
While chatting to kids at the event and struggling with the icing, bashful Wills admitted: “My wife is the arty one. Even my children are artier than me.”
Cheery Prince William sat down with the kids and asked them about their mobile phone usage as he brushed off the photoshop saga.
West is a new $23 million centre providing a wealth of facilities for eight to 18-year-olds.
William quizzed children about their phone habits.
Sitting down with a group working on a mental health project, he asked: “How much time do you spend on your phone a day?” adding with a laugh, “We can all be honest about this.”
When one teenage girl said 15 hours, he replied: “Fifteen hours, that’s quite a lot – I bet you feel better coming here.”
West, which stands for Where Everyone Sticks Together, was named by the youngsters who use the Shepherd’s Bush facility in west London.
The centre officially opens in April.
William appeared keen to see all aspects of West, which is the 15th facility established by OnSide, a national youth centre charity.
The future King brought up the issue of mobile phone use again after he washed his hands, put on an apron and spread icing on a biscuit before decorating it.
He said: “Grown-ups are guilty of it too... we got to be better on our phones too – we spend ages on our phones.”
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When asked to name his favourite biscuit, William got an appreciative “ohh” from the children when he mentioned a popular sweet treat.
He said: “That’s a hard one to say what my favourite is, I like quite a lot. Chocolate digestives ... I like a KitKat as well – other things are available.”
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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