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| The press watchdog has received more than 3,600 complaints about the Sun's publication of pictures of a naked Prince Harry in Las Vegas. | The press watchdog has received more than 3,600 complaints about the Sun's publication of pictures of a naked Prince Harry in Las Vegas. |
| The Press Complaints Commission received a deluge of complaints over the weekend about the Sun's front-page story on Friday. | The Press Complaints Commission received a deluge of complaints over the weekend about the Sun's front-page story on Friday. |
| Most of the complaints had been received by Tuesday afternoon over an alleged invasion of Prince Harry's privacy. | Most of the complaints had been received by Tuesday afternoon over an alleged invasion of Prince Harry's privacy. |
| The PCC generally does not investigate third party complaints, and it said Prince Harry's representatives had not complained as of Tuesday afternoon. | The PCC generally does not investigate third party complaints, and it said Prince Harry's representatives had not complained as of Tuesday afternoon. |
| The last time the PCC received more than 1,000 complaints about an individual story was in May, when the Sun ran a front-page splash about the England football manager, Roy Hodgson, headlined: Bwing on the Euwos. This was not investigated. | The last time the PCC received more than 1,000 complaints about an individual story was in May, when the Sun ran a front-page splash about the England football manager, Roy Hodgson, headlined: Bwing on the Euwos. This was not investigated. |
| The Sun was the only British newspaper to reproduce the grainy mobile phone images of the prince after they appeared last week on the US celebrity gossip website TMZ. | The Sun was the only British newspaper to reproduce the grainy mobile phone images of the prince after they appeared last week on the US celebrity gossip website TMZ. |
| The News International title defied legal warnings from Clarence House to print the pictures, which it defended as justified in the public interest. | The News International title defied legal warnings from Clarence House to print the pictures, which it defended as justified in the public interest. |
| The bold move won the backing of the News Corporation chairman, Rupert Murdoch, on Saturday, when he said publication of the pictures was important to make a point about the lack of a free press in Britain. | The bold move won the backing of the News Corporation chairman, Rupert Murdoch, on Saturday, when he said publication of the pictures was important to make a point about the lack of a free press in Britain. |
| While the Sun has remained unapologetic about its decision to publish, several MPs and celebrities have said the paper overstepped the mark. | While the Sun has remained unapologetic about its decision to publish, several MPs and celebrities have said the paper overstepped the mark. |
| Charlotte Church told the BBC Wales News website on Tuesday: "It was in a private hotel room. I think it was an invasion of his privacy. | Charlotte Church told the BBC Wales News website on Tuesday: "It was in a private hotel room. I think it was an invasion of his privacy. |
| "The pictures were available on the net if you wanted to see them and if you wanted to form your own opinion. I don't think they [the Sun] needed to go that step further to print them." | "The pictures were available on the net if you wanted to see them and if you wanted to form your own opinion. I don't think they [the Sun] needed to go that step further to print them." |
| Meanwhile, thousands of people have joined a Facebook group entitled: Support Prince Harry with a naked salute. | Meanwhile, thousands of people have joined a Facebook group entitled: Support Prince Harry with a naked salute. |
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