French court: Kate Middleton topless photos to be turned over to her
Why? She’s already seen them. What about the rest of us? Let them eat cake, I presume?
In a victory for Britain’s royal family, a French court Tuesday ordered that published photos of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless be handed over to her and her husband, Prince William, within 24 hours.
The court also said the glossy celebrity magazine that published the pictures, Closer, would be fined $13,000 every time it republished or distributed the offending images.
The royal couple was said to have been “profoundly shocked and troubled” by the photos of them vacationing in the south of France at a secluded villa belonging to a relative of the prince. They had demanded that the pictures be turned over to them after what they called a “grotesque” invasion of their privacy.
More via the latimes.com.
You may not agree with me, but I think that people at a private residence have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Just because someone CAN take those pictures doesn’t mean they SHOULD. It’s not like they were in a hotel room in Vegas partying with people with cell phones like Harry was. There has to be a line drawn somewhere or none of us will have the right to privacy anymore.