Kate Middleton and Prince William are spotted leaving Windsor Castle amid the Royal photo controversy shortly after issuing an apology over her edited family photo the Princess of Wales is spotted leaving Windsor Castle alongside husband Prince William March 11th in photos published by The Daily Mail the couple is seen sitting next to each Other in the back seat of a car as Kate who is recovering from abdominal surgery looks out the window according to multiple reports at the time the photographs were taken William was in route to Commonwealth day services at London's Westminster Abbey while Kate was heading to an appointment earlier in The day Kate reacted to the controversy over the Mother's Day UK portrait she shared on her and Williams social media accounts March 10th the photo in question which was said to be taken by Prince William in 2024 and featured the princess with their kids Prince George princess Charlotte and Prince Louie was Pulled from photo agencies Adit accusations it had been manipulated Kate later spoke out on X formerly known as Twitter saying like many amateur photographers I do occasionally experiment with editing I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused I hope everyone Celebrating had a very happy Mother's Day she signed the message C for Catherine ew has reached out to Kensington Palace for additional comment and has not heard back the incident has only continued to fuel social media conspiracy theories which have been running rampant amid Kate's time out of The public eye since announcing Kate's Health news in early 2024 the palace has maintained that she will remain out of the spotlight until Easter amid the controversy the Prince of Wales has been continuing with his regularly scheduled Royal duties as we said earlier the 41-year-old stepped out at the Commonwealth Day Celebrations at westmin Abbey on March 11th and was photographed with King Charles III's wife Queen Camila he was also seen interacting with fellow attendees and sitting for the service which included a rendition of the congregation singing God Save the King and a pre-recorded message from King Charles as he continues his cancer battle in the message his majesty told viewers in recent weeks I have been most deeply touched by your wonderfully kind and thoughtful good wishes for my health and in return can only continue to serve you to the best of my ability throughout the Commonwealth