“Oh man, that post has me mortified today,” Lively told her 44 million Instagram followers after Kate’s revelation.
Blake Lively has said she is “mortified” for having poked fun at the Princess of Wales over an image-manipulation scandal earlier this month, after it was revealed on Friday that the royal is battling cancer.
Lively leads the apologies by social-media users who joked at Kate’s expense after the princess was forced to admit to editing an official photograph of herself and her three children. It was released to celebrate Mother’s Day in Britain on March 10, leading to a spike in conspiracy theories and speculation at Kate’s expense.
On March 15, four days after Kate issued her apology for the image manipulation saying that “like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” Lively posted an obviously edited photograph of herself, promoting her beverage line, Betty Buzz.
The now-deleted Instagram post included the caption: “I’m so excited to share this new photo I just took today to announce our 4 new @bettybuzz & @bettybooze products! Now you know why I’ve been MIA [missing in action].
