Piers Morgan has issued a warning to Kensington Palace over a photo of Kate Middleton and her children, asking "is this fake?"

The controversial presenter suggested that if claims of photo manipulation are true, the Palace have "made things 100x worse". The photo, believed to be taken by Prince William, shows Kate with their three kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

However, over the weekend, major photo agencies sent out a "kill notice" for the picture - removing the image from their libraries while sources say it's been edited from the original. Many eagle-eyed fans on social media noticed some odd details about the snap too, including that Prince George's sleeve was blurry and Princess Charlotte's arm didn't seem to line up right.

Kate and her children
Piers Morgan has joined in on the wide speculation that Kate Middleton's Mother's Day picture isn't as it seems, demanding answers on whether the snap has been altered

Former Good Morning Britain host Piers, who is a big supporter of the royal couple, shared to X (Twitter): "If, as this astounding @AP kill notice claims, the Palace manipulated that Kate photo to quash all the wild conspiracy theories about her, then they'll have just made things 100x worse.."

He reposted the picture, asking his 8.7 million followers: "Is it a fake photo?" One follower joked back: "Yes, no one is that happy in the UK." Another said: "Well it's just been pulled from circulation so clearly it's been altered." A third pointed out: "The fact they only dated it 2024 without a month or day seems odd, given the rumours."

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Piers asked 'is this fake?' while re-sharing the image

The Princess of Wales shared the picture on Mother's Day, breaking her silence after undergoing a 'planned abdominal surgery' in January. She has been recovering away from the public eye since her hospital admission.

In a statement made by Buckingham Palace at the time, it was revealed that she would not be going to be back to public duties until at least Easter. Chris Ship, ITV News' Royal editor, also highlighted the concerns as he shared close-ups of the image, tweeting: "I've never been much of a conspiracy theorist but if @AP @AFP @Reuters and other picture agencies are concerned enough to remove it and ask clients to delete it, there are serious questions for Kensington Palace - which was the source of the photo. These appears to be the issues."

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The photo was the first the public have heard from Kate after she underwent 'planned abdominal surgery' in January

He added: "Next up @Reuters The photo had been "WITHDRAWN FOLLOWING A POST PUBLICATION REVIEW. PLEASE MAKE NO FURTHER USE". Still no response from Kensington Palace .."

Meanwhile, portrait photographer Martin Bamford posted the image on X, writing: "Professional photographer here. Look closely at Princess Charlotte's wrist. This is what happens when you composite layers in Photoshop. I'm not speculating on why the photo was edited like this, but it's weird."