Kate Middleton issues apology for edited photo

The Princess of Wales apologized early Monday for releasing a doctored family photo of her and her children, blaming it on amateur editing fails.

Kate Middleton tweeted her apologies after leading photo agencies — including Reuters, the Associated Press, Getty and AFP — all yanked the photo over numerous signs it had been altered.

“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” the princess wrote. “I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”

She ended by saying that “I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy Mother’s Day” — which was Sunday in the UK — and ending casually with “C,” for her first name, Catherine.

The pic — the first official image of her since she announced health issues — showed her smiling alongside Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.