French authorities on Tuesday banned Closer magazine from any further publication or resale of topless pictures of Prince William’s wife Catherine and launched a criminal investigation into how they were obtained. An emergency injunction granted by a civil court at Nanterre in the Paris suburbs ordered…
Prince William’s wife Kate on Saturday faced growing embarrassment over topless photos after an Italian magazine said it would follow its French sister publication in printing them. The British royals launched legal action on Friday against French magazine Closer — which is part of the media…
A French magazine on Friday published what appeared to be photos of Prince William’s wife Kate Middleton sunbathing topless. The photos were leaked by the mag and were reportedly taken while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on vacation in Provence in France at a chateau owned by Queen Elizabeth II‘s nephew, Lord Linley.
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Officials said the royal family was considering legal action for a “grotesque and totally unjustifiable” invasion of privacy in the same country where William’s mother Princess Diana died while fleeing paparazzi.
The couple was “saddened” by the use of the photos, which appear genuine, royal officials said.
