Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day post called fake by fans: ‘Looks like AI’

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poised reappearance on social media following a reported abdominal surgery in January has left royal watchers to speculate whether the newly released image of the post-op Princess is really real, with some referring to the timely post as “damage control.”The Princess of Wales, 42, posed with her three children in a Mother’s Day portrait that was reportedly snapped by hubby Prince William, 41, publishing the photo across royal social media accounts on Sunday with a message for the holiday. “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months.

Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day,” she wrote, signing off as ‘C’ for Catherine. Fans online were agog to see Ms. C again — sans wedding ring, no less — after theories swirled during her absence from the public eye.

The Instagram page for Vogue magazine offered a snapshot of the myriad rumors currently surrounding the royal family.“This is not a recent pic.

She is still missing,” asserted @sanqfroid beneath the family portrait. And @pennyhbiondo said, “I believe this is an old photo from last Mother’s Day 2023.”Pondered @thefoxphoto, “I mean ….This could had been taken a while ago lmao they’re just trying to do damage control.”“With all that money they could do a better photoshop,” mocked @sarouchkameringue, while @monicaleticia85 wrote flatly, “Looks like AI.”Another peered deeper into the image — specifically at the children. “That looks like an AI photo…not one for the theories either but come on, that’s not a real photo.