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| Kate and William take legal action against Closer over topless photos | Kate and William take legal action against Closer over topless photos |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to launch a criminal action in France over topless pictures taken of Kate taken while they were on holiday. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to launch a criminal action in France over topless pictures taken of Kate taken while they were on holiday. |
| The move comes as they also seek an injunction to force Closer magazine, which published the photographs of the duchess, to withdraw all copies from sale and remove them from its website. | The move comes as they also seek an injunction to force Closer magazine, which published the photographs of the duchess, to withdraw all copies from sale and remove them from its website. |
| They will ask a judge to make the gagging order under threat of punitive fines at a civil hearing on Monday afternoon at the tribunal de grande instance in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. | They will ask a judge to make the gagging order under threat of punitive fines at a civil hearing on Monday afternoon at the tribunal de grande instance in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. |
| Lawyers for the couple, who will not be at the hearing, will demand that Closer stop "all publication" of the images and that the magazine is removed from kiosks and newsagents. The couple will ask for a fine of €100,000 (£81,000) to be imposed for failure to comply with pulling the magazine and the same amount for failure to remove the pictures from "any electronic and especially digital means of communication". A further €100,000 fine is being demanded for the distribution of the photographs to other publications. | Lawyers for the couple, who will not be at the hearing, will demand that Closer stop "all publication" of the images and that the magazine is removed from kiosks and newsagents. The couple will ask for a fine of €100,000 (£81,000) to be imposed for failure to comply with pulling the magazine and the same amount for failure to remove the pictures from "any electronic and especially digital means of communication". A further €100,000 fine is being demanded for the distribution of the photographs to other publications. |
| If the magazine drags its feet, the royal couple will seek a punitive fine of €10,000 to be imposed for every day it fails to comply with the order. | If the magazine drags its feet, the royal couple will seek a punitive fine of €10,000 to be imposed for every day it fails to comply with the order. |
| In a separate case, they were launching a criminal action, said St James's Palace, over the "taking of photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge whilst on holiday and the publication of these photos in breach of their privacy". | In a separate case, they were launching a criminal action, said St James's Palace, over the "taking of photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge whilst on holiday and the publication of these photos in breach of their privacy". |
| Under France's strict privacy laws, Closer could face a fine of up to €45,000 and its editor given up to a year in prison. The duke and duchess also want the photographer who took the pictures charged. | Under France's strict privacy laws, Closer could face a fine of up to €45,000 and its editor given up to a year in prison. The duke and duchess also want the photographer who took the pictures charged. |
| Monday's court hearing is not expected to deal with damages, which will be decided later, but is an emergency measure aimed at halting further use of the photographs. | Monday's court hearing is not expected to deal with damages, which will be decided later, but is an emergency measure aimed at halting further use of the photographs. |
| • This story replaces an earlier version on 17 September 2012 to clarify the nature of the separate criminal and civil proceedings. | • This story replaces an earlier version on 17 September 2012 to clarify the nature of the separate criminal and civil proceedings. |
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