Picture of late Queen Elizabeth II with grandkids snapped by Kate Middleton ‘digitally enhanced’: photo agency

A photo agency has declared that this portrait of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren has been “digitally enhanced.”Kensington Palace/X

An image taken by Kate Middleton of the late Queen Elizabeth II with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren was “digitally” altered, according to a photo agency that examined the snap following the Princess of Wales’ Mother’s Day snafu.

Middleton, 42, shot the photo in April 2022, but it wasn’t shared by Buckingham Palace until April 21, 2023 to honor the late queen who would have turned 97.

The photo showed the late monarch sitting on a couch at Balmoral Castle flanked by 10 of her heirs — although noticeably absent were Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s two children, Archie and Lilibet.

As first reported by The Telegraph, numerous edits can be seen in the image, which was snapped by Kate Middleton. Kensington Palace/X A black spot where Prince George’s cousin’s dress should be appears behind the future monarch’s neck. Kensington Palace/X There also appears to be a line and a blur where the couch was spliced together. Kensington Palace/X A new editor’s note from Getty Images warned the image “has been digitally enhanced at source.” Kensington Palace/X

But in a new editor’s note, Getty Images warned the image “has been digitally enhanced at source.”

Getty flagged the image after the agency revisited photos issued by the royal family after the Mother’s Day portrait received a “kill notice.”

The photo agency reexamined old photos given out by the palace after it was confirmed the Princess of Wales heavily edited this Mother’s Day image. Prince of Wales/Kensington Palac / MEGA Several agencies issued a “kill notice” in the aftermath. James Whatling / MEGA

The Telegraph first reported numerous oddities in the image, ranging from Queen Elizabeth’s mismatched skirt to cut lines on the green couch that show where it may have been spliced together.

A patch of black space can also be seen behind Prince George’s shirt where the pattern of his cousin’s dress should be.

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Instagram also added a warning to Kensington Palace’s post. Getty Images Conspiracy theorists continue to ponder about Middleton’s whereabouts despite being filmed at a local farm stand this weekend. Zak Hussein / SplashNews.com

Reps for Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace didn’t immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment.

Although the Princess of Wales apologized for heavily editing her family portrait on Mother’s Day, the boss of Agence France-Presse (AFP) declared that Kensington Palace was “absolutely not” a “trusted source” for information about the royal family.

The photo scandal came as conspiracy theories swirled about Middleton’s location as she hadn’t been seen nor heard from since she underwent abdominal surgery in January.

On Monday, the royal couple shut down many skeptics after they were spotted shopping at a local Windsor farm stand; however, naysayers such as Andy Cohen are convinced the woman seen was not, in fact, Middleton.

“That ain’t Kate…” he tweeted Monday night.