Anthony Albanese described the uproar as 'unfortunate', while confirming he's never dabbled in doctoring his own images.
The Princess of Wales yesterday apologised for any "confusion" over the photo released by the royal family for Mother's Day in the UK, saying she "occasionally experiments with editing".
It was royal watchers and social media sleuths who first highlighted problems with the first official image released of Princess Catherine since her abdominal surgery in January,"Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing," she said. "Because after all the rumours about Kate's health, a digitally-altered photograph was not going to make those rumours go away. In fact, they've simply grown overnight," he said.
Photographer and National Union of Journalists president Natasha Hirst said it was an example of the dangers of obstructing press coverage of the royal family, and other powerful institutions. Kate and Prince Louis, Prince George and Princess Charlotte are all beaming out big, broad smiles in the photo.
Royal photographer and reporter Ian Lloyd said royal family photographs had been manipulated in the past, highlighting a famous example where Prince William's head was digitally swapped in from another photo at Prince Edward's 1999 wedding. But he said the withdrawal was unprecedented.