LONDON -- Britain's Evening Standard newspaper has apologized to Solange Knowles for digitally altering an image of the singer on the cover of its magazine.

Knowles -- who had released a song called "Don't Touch My Hair" -- complained on Instagram that an elaborate braided crown on her head had been digitally removed from the cover photo.

 

 

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The magazine article featured the singer talking about her experiences spending time at her mother's salon as a child. She also discussed braiding's importance to her and praised it as "its own art form."

The magazine said in a statement Saturday that the photo was altered for "layout purposes" but it was sorry for the offence caused. The statement said: "Plainly we made the wrong call and we have offered our unreserved apologies to Solange."