Dutch King Willem-Alexander pokes fun at Kate Middleton photo scandal with Photoshop jibe

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recent photo-editing scandal.The Dutch monarch, 56, spoke to members of the public at a royal engagement in Zutphen, Netherlands Thursday where a little girl asked him about his family portrait.After exchanging a few pleasantries with the schoolgirl, the King reportedly quipped, “At least I didn’t photoshop it,” referencing Middleton’s recent digital mishap.The joke seemingly landed with royalists, who burst into laughter at the cheeky jibe.The Princess of Wales, 42, was forced to issue an apology this week after she released a doctored family photo for UK Mother’s Day on March 10.Just seconds after the image was unveiled on social media, eagle-eyed followers noticed a myriad of editing mishaps in the photo of the royal with her three children.The widespread speculation prompted conspiracy theorists to come out of the woodwork, with claims being made not only about Middleton’s health, but also her whereabouts.Middleton returned to social media to set the record straight on what had happened with the snap.“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” she wrote on X in the wake of the controversy. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”Leading photo agencies — including Reuters, the Associated Press, Getty, and Agence France-Presse — subsequently yanked the image over numerous signs it had been altered.France’s AFP news agency has since announced that Kensington Palace cannot be deemed a “trusted source” of information.Phil Chetwynd, the global news director of AFP appeared on BBC Radio 4’s “Media Show” recently, and said that the Prince and Princess of Wales’ mouthpiece is “absolutely not” reliable.What’s more, all photos.