Princess Kate's Photoshop row causes Adobe share prices to surge by whopping £2.6bn

By Catherine Meyer-Funnell, Royal Reporter based in London

The Mother's Day photo sent out by Princess Kate was edited (Image: Kensington Palace)

Princess Kate's photo editing row appears to have caused a huge surge in Adobe Inc's share prices, after it emerged that she used the brand's Photoshop application to alter a family photo.

The increase has seen the company's market cap rise by £2.6 billion ($3.3 billion) after social media exploded on Monday following the revelation that a picture released by Kensington Palace to mark Mother's Day had been edited.

Last Sunday an image of Kate and her three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis was shared online in celebration of Mother's Day.

The snap was apparently taken by Prince William and marked Kate's first post online since she temporarily stepped back from royal duties after her abdominal surgery.

However on Sunday night several international photo agencies had pulled the picture over concerns it had been doctored, as many flaws in its editing were flagged.

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With the news breaking on Monday the Nasdaq stock exchange reported that at the start of the week Adobe opened on £431.68 ($552.45) and closed on £437.90 ($560.42).

It is unclear how much the editing scandal contributed to the rise in share price, however the furore surrounding the application online will certainly not have done any harm.