Is this a grope?

The Sun has a story, plus the photo above, of Prince William posing for a photo with two girls who asked for the photo.

They are of course saying he groped her. But did he? You often when posing for photos have your hand on their side. Now HRH is shall we say well advanced, but not necessarily past the ribs so to speak.

So would you consider that a grope? Putting aside that half the population would like Prince William to do so!