French court dismisses appeal by magazine over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge
A court had found Closer magazine guilty of invading the privacy of Prince William’s wife Kate.
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A court had found Closer magazine guilty of invading the privacy of Prince William’s wife Kate.
The royal couple are not expected to attend the trial in Paris, which started today.
The topless images were published in France, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden.
Closer magazine published a photograph of Julie Gayet driving her car, which is considered a private place under French law.
Valerie Trierweiler was admitted to hospital earlier this month following the revelation that her partner had been having an affair.
Julie Gayet is seeking €50,000 in damages for the report. If she wins, Closer will have to publish the legal verdict on its cover page.
But Les Kiss has the blowtorch fired up and ready to go.
It is understood the Royal Family lodged a criminal complaint in France over the taking and publication of the photographs in September 2012.
Michael O’Kane was suspended in September following the publication of the images.
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Italy has a government agency responsible for enforcing privacy issues – but it says it’ll only act if the Royals ask it to.
The UK co-owner of the paper has said that he wants to close the joint venture after the Irish title published topless pictures of Kate Middleton.
St James’s Palace has said that the actions of the Irish tabloid have been motivated by greed, while the paper’s UK owners are consulting lawyers.
The editor of the French gossip magazine has called the reaction ‘disproportionate’.