King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands shared a playful remark amid Kate Middleton's photo controversy.

As per PEOPLE report, King lightened mood amidst controversy with a playful remark during a royal engagement in Zutphen.

In the video circulating on X, the King shared hilarious response to a child's mention of family photo.

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He said, “at least I didn't photoshop it.”

The photo controversy erupted with Kate Middleton's recent Mother's day, in which she was posing with her kids.

The photo sparked rumours of editing as questions were raised about the alignment of Princess Charlotte's hand, Prince Louis’ sweater pattern, and blurring around Kate’s hair.

In response to the controversy, Princess of Wales herself apologized in a statement shared on X.

She stated, “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, C.”

Despite her apology, the incident has prompted discussions about Kate Middleton’s whereabouts and her surgery recovery.

Recently, a source told US Weekly that Kate Middleton’s staff members have been unable to reach out to her and were unaware of the surgery until it was disclosed publicly.