Kate Middleton Photographed in Car Amid Manipulated Pic Fiasco

Kate Middleton was pictured leaving Windsor Castle in a car with Prince William on Monday, just hours after she issued an apology for releasing an edited photo that caused wire services like the Associated Press to issue a rare “photo kill.”

Monday’s photo, which captured the Princess of Wales through a car window from a distance, came as a palace source said she was due to go to a private appointment. William, who was photographed next to her, attended the Commonwealth Day service in London later Monday.

The oft-photographed Middleton, 42, has been out of the public eye since Jan. 16 as she’s recovered from abdominal surgery—something that’s led to online speculation about her well-being. That gossip was sent into overdrive Sunday after the palace released a clearly edited photo of her and her three children to celebrate Britain’s Mother’s Day.

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