Royal fans and expert photographers have reached a consensus as to the major reason behind Princess Kate’s editing of her Mother’s Day photo.

The photo, which featured the Princess of Wales sitting on a chair, smiling wide and surrounded by her smiling children, turned out to be edited. It was subsequently “killed” on major picture services, including Associated Press (AP), Reuters, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Getty Images and PA.

Now fans say the major reason to edit the photo must’ve been to make all three kids – Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince Louis – look at the camera.

They acknowledged how hard it can be to make kids look at the camera for a photo.

One expert photographer wrote on Twitter: “Getting three young kids to all look at the camera at the same time and all smile is exceptionally difficult. I would argue probably even for a professional photographer.”

Another added: “The real reason this pic is fake is that it’s impossible to get three kids to laugh joyfully and look at the camera at the exact same time.”

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Meanwhile, Princess Kate admitted to editing the photo, writing, “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.”