“My wife is the artist of the couple.” Prince William and his cheeky little remark amid media scandal.

In the middle of Kategate, Prince William sings his wife’s praises. The Prince of Wales sent a sweet message of support to Kate Middleton at the launch of the WEST Youth Zone in west London this Thursday (March 14). In a video shared by Sky News, she can be seen politely rejecting a compliment from a child who said he was “impressed” with her cookie decorating skills. “It’s definitely not an impressive job,” she replies, coating the cookie with purple icing. Then slip. “My wife is the artist of the couple.”

William further states that his children George (age 10), Charlotte (age 8) and Louis (age 5) are even “more artistic” than he is.

Kate is in a mess

In the midst of Kate Middleton’s fake photos and questionable disputes, these comments of William are astonishing. Anodyne or suggestion? Shameful? Clumsy? Indeed, the Princess of Wales has come under fire after sharing a photoshopped family portrait this Sunday for British Mother’s Day. The photo, the first official photo of Kate since her hospitalization on January 16, shows Prince William’s wife sitting on a rattan chair surrounded by her three children. “Thank you for your well wishes and continued support over the past two months,” she commented in the caption. “I congratulate everyone on Mother’s Day.”

Problem: A few hours later, it was revealed that the photo had been edited and manipulated. This led many press agencies to remove the photo from their image banks. “It turns out that the photo provided by Kensington Palace today [dimanche 10 mars] About Kate and her children has changed. It has therefore been removed from the AFP service and should no longer be used in any way,” AFP said immediately. Kate Middleton has since issued her own mea culpa, admitting she retouched it herself. This is what we call a failed publicity stunt.

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