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Topless photos of Kate Middleton land French magazine with €103,000 bill | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be awarded €103,000 (£92,000) in damages by French magazine ‘Closer’ after it published topless pictures of Kate Middleton. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be awarded €103,000 (£92,000) in damages by French magazine ‘Closer’ after it published topless pictures of Kate Middleton. |
The amount is meager compared to the £1.4 million (US$1.83 million) the royal couple was seeking, but Kate and Prince William’s lawyer, Jean Veil, said the amount settled is "twice as high as normal in such a case". | |
The settlement was reached at a court in Nanterre, a suburban area in Paris, France, after five years of legal proceedings. | The settlement was reached at a court in Nanterre, a suburban area in Paris, France, after five years of legal proceedings. |
The dispute started back in 2012 when pictures were taken of the Duchess wearing only bikini bottoms while on holiday in Provence with her husband. | The dispute started back in 2012 when pictures were taken of the Duchess wearing only bikini bottoms while on holiday in Provence with her husband. |
The pictures featured on the front cover, and inside the magazine alongside an article with the headline: “Oh My God!” | The pictures featured on the front cover, and inside the magazine alongside an article with the headline: “Oh My God!” |
Another picture which is understood to have caused the couple particular upset is one of Prince William rubbing sun cream onto his wife’s back. | Another picture which is understood to have caused the couple particular upset is one of Prince William rubbing sun cream onto his wife’s back. |
The couple thought £1.4 million was an appropriate sum for the publishers to pay in compensation after the embarrassment and frustration caused by the intimate pictures being released all over the world. | The couple thought £1.4 million was an appropriate sum for the publishers to pay in compensation after the embarrassment and frustration caused by the intimate pictures being released all over the world. |
Its editor, 51-year-old Laurence Pieau, and Ernest Mauri, 71, the director of the Mondadori group which publishes Closer, were also given the maximum fine of €45,000 (£42,000) each. | Its editor, 51-year-old Laurence Pieau, and Ernest Mauri, 71, the director of the Mondadori group which publishes Closer, were also given the maximum fine of €45,000 (£42,000) each. |
While the majority of damages have to be paid by Closer, La Provence regional newspaper was also ordered to pay £3,000 to the couple after publishing a different picture of the couple - although that was not a topless one. It preceded the release of topless shots of the Duchess by a week. | While the majority of damages have to be paid by Closer, La Provence regional newspaper was also ordered to pay £3,000 to the couple after publishing a different picture of the couple - although that was not a topless one. It preceded the release of topless shots of the Duchess by a week. |
Speaking after the settlement, Paul-Albert Iweins, a lawyer for Closer said, according to the Telegraph: "Two observations: the Windsor spouses demanded one and a half million and they got €50,000 each, which is in line with previous legal precedents, and we are happy with that. However, the fine seems exaggerated for a simple private affair.” | Speaking after the settlement, Paul-Albert Iweins, a lawyer for Closer said, according to the Telegraph: "Two observations: the Windsor spouses demanded one and a half million and they got €50,000 each, which is in line with previous legal precedents, and we are happy with that. However, the fine seems exaggerated for a simple private affair.” |
Although the couple did not attend proceedings, Prince William said in a statement the pictures reminded him of the “harassment” his mother, Princess Diana, suffered by paparazzi. | Although the couple did not attend proceedings, Prince William said in a statement the pictures reminded him of the “harassment” his mother, Princess Diana, suffered by paparazzi. |
News of the settlement comes around the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death. | |
Diana was killed in a Parisian underpass after her drunk chauffeur accelerated to avoid the flashing lights of paparazzi. | Diana was killed in a Parisian underpass after her drunk chauffeur accelerated to avoid the flashing lights of paparazzi. |
Closer's lawyers defended themselves, saying it is in the public interest to know that "the potential future heirs to the throne have a solid relationship and are getting on well. It's all part of the royal business". |
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