Kate Middleton’s video under scrutiny as photo agency adds disclaimer

Kate Middleton's video sharing her cancer diagnosis is under scrutiny now. The video had the Princess of Wales revealing to the world that she was in early stages of cancer treatment and undergoing chemotherapy. Photo agency Getty Images has added a disclaimer to the video on their site. The video was provided to the agency by Kensington Palace.

"EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout clip was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy," the caption reads, along with the standard information about the clip being provided by the palace.

The agency states that the disclaimer is a standard procedure for all the content it receives from a third-party source. A spokesperson for Getty told Fox News Digital, "Getty Images includes a standard editors note to handout content provided by third-party organizations."

Why the disclaimer?

Video and images of Middleton - provided by Kensington Palace - have been under the scanner more after the Princess posted an altered photo of herself and her children for Mother's Day last month. The image caused a worldwide frenzy as it was released amid growing speculations and concerns about Kate's health and whereabouts.

The image was pulled from Getty and other agencies, like Reuters and The Associated Press, after people began to question the elements of the photo.

Later, Middleton apologised for sharing the photo, writing on social media, "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."

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After the admission, Instagram put an "altered photo" label on the post as well.

On March 14, Phil Chetwynd, global news director of photo and news aganecy AFP, told the BBC that Kensington Palace was "absolutely not" a "trusted source" anymore.

Conspiracy theories were churning about Kate Middleton when the photo was released. The fans had expressed concern ad Kate had been absent from the public eye since Christmas.

It was announced in January that she underwent abdominal surgery, but with no sightings and the edited photo, conspiracy theories reached a fevered pitch.

Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis

On March 22, putting multiple theories and rumours to rest, Middleton announced in a video message that she had been undergoing preventative chemotherapy treatment after a planned abdominal surgery showed "cancer had been present." Kate did not specify the form or the extent of the cancer.

"I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally, for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding whilst I have been recovering from surgery," she continued. "It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I’ve had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful."

Kate Middleton, King Charles, King Edward VII: Royal family's history with cancer

Middleton and Prince William, as well as their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, were absent from Easter services last Sunday which was attended by King Charles III, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family. It was the King's first significant public appearance since he was diagnosed of cancer in February.