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St James's Palace has condemned plans by Italian gossip magazine Chi to print photos of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge on a Caribbean holiday.St James's Palace has condemned plans by Italian gossip magazine Chi to print photos of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge on a Caribbean holiday.
The pictures are thought to show Kate in a bikini and walking on a beach on Mustique with Prince William.The pictures are thought to show Kate in a bikini and walking on a beach on Mustique with Prince William.
Last year, the magazine published images showing Kate topless in France.Last year, the magazine published images showing Kate topless in France.
The palace said it was "a clear breach of the couple's right to privacy". The photographs are also due to appear in Australian magazine Woman's Day.The palace said it was "a clear breach of the couple's right to privacy". The photographs are also due to appear in Australian magazine Woman's Day.
A St James's Palace spokesman said: "We are disappointed that photographs of the Duke and Duchess on a private holiday look likely to be published overseas."A St James's Palace spokesman said: "We are disappointed that photographs of the Duke and Duchess on a private holiday look likely to be published overseas."
In 2012, the couple's lawyers took out an injunction in a French court in an attempt to stop the sale and distribution of the topless photos.In 2012, the couple's lawyers took out an injunction in a French court in an attempt to stop the sale and distribution of the topless photos.
But the Palace spokesman did not comment further or say whether the palace would be taking legal action again.But the Palace spokesman did not comment further or say whether the palace would be taking legal action again.
The BBC's royal correspondent Peter Hunt said that Chi was due to publish the photos on Wednesday.
In one, Kate is captured wearing a bikini and strolling on a beach with her husband on Mustique, a favourite destination of the Queen's late sister, Princess Margaret.
News that the royal couple are expecting their first child in July emerged in December when Kate went into a London hospital with severe morning sickness.
Court fines
A website promoting Chi shows Kate pictured on the magazine's front cover.
The magazine is owned by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and it also publishes Closer magazine in France, which first ran the pictures of Kate topless last year.
The Caribbean island boasts of its appeal to those seeking luxury and privacy.The Caribbean island boasts of its appeal to those seeking luxury and privacy.
The future king and queen have no doubt been afforded the former; but not, we now know, the latter.The future king and queen have no doubt been afforded the former; but not, we now know, the latter.
The publication of photographs of a pregnant duchess in a bikini is a reminder of the commercial value of such pictures and of the enduring worldwide interest in the newest member of an ancient institution.The publication of photographs of a pregnant duchess in a bikini is a reminder of the commercial value of such pictures and of the enduring worldwide interest in the newest member of an ancient institution.
Other European publications may follow the example of Chi. British newspapers, with a decision on Leveson still looming, probably won't.Other European publications may follow the example of Chi. British newspapers, with a decision on Leveson still looming, probably won't.
The royals have complained. The printing presses will still roll.The royals have complained. The printing presses will still roll.
For William, there will be faint echoes of his mother's experiences.For William, there will be faint echoes of his mother's experiences.
A bracing holiday at Balmoral or Sandringham may suddenly appear attractive.A bracing holiday at Balmoral or Sandringham may suddenly appear attractive.
The BBC's royal correspondent Peter Hunt said that Chi was due to publish the photos on Wednesday.
In one, Kate is captured wearing a bikini and strolling on a beach with her husband on Mustique, a favourite destination of the Queen's late sister, Princess Margaret.
News that the royal couple are expecting their first child in July emerged in December when Kate went into a London hospital with severe morning sickness.
Court fines
A website promoting Chi shows Kate pictured on the magazine's front cover.
The magazine is owned by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and it also publishes Closer magazine in France, which first ran the pictures of Kate topless last year.
A Paris court later ruled the publishers of Closer had to hand over the original photographs within 24 hours or face daily fines of 10,000 euro (£8,000).A Paris court later ruled the publishers of Closer had to hand over the original photographs within 24 hours or face daily fines of 10,000 euro (£8,000).
But the images went on to be published in other European magazines, as the ruling did not cover publications outside France.But the images went on to be published in other European magazines, as the ruling did not cover publications outside France.
At the time Chi's editor Alfonso Signorini defended his decision to publish the topless pictures saying: "I am a director of a newspaper not a supermarket, I don't sell artichokes and carrots, I sell photographic scoops."At the time Chi's editor Alfonso Signorini defended his decision to publish the topless pictures saying: "I am a director of a newspaper not a supermarket, I don't sell artichokes and carrots, I sell photographic scoops."
Woman's Day said the photographs it plans to publish next Monday were different to the images of Kate at a secluded villa in France, which were believed to have been taken by paparazzi.Woman's Day said the photographs it plans to publish next Monday were different to the images of Kate at a secluded villa in France, which were believed to have been taken by paparazzi.
Its editor Fiona Connolly said they were taken by another holiday-maker and showed Kate on a public beach.Its editor Fiona Connolly said they were taken by another holiday-maker and showed Kate on a public beach.
"She was mingling with holiday-makers," she said. "It's a very different situation to the nude photos, there is no photographer hiding in the bushes and she is not inside a private villa.""She was mingling with holiday-makers," she said. "It's a very different situation to the nude photos, there is no photographer hiding in the bushes and she is not inside a private villa."
The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney said Woman's Day is reported to have paid about £100,000 pounds for 39 images, following a bidding war with rival publications.The BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney said Woman's Day is reported to have paid about £100,000 pounds for 39 images, following a bidding war with rival publications.
The magazine pointed out that the Australian media was not bound by the gentleman's agreement with the royal family about what sort of images should be published and did not feel its readers would object to the "beautiful" photographs, our correspondent added.The magazine pointed out that the Australian media was not bound by the gentleman's agreement with the royal family about what sort of images should be published and did not feel its readers would object to the "beautiful" photographs, our correspondent added.
Woman's Day is published by the Australian division of German publishing giant Bauer.Woman's Day is published by the Australian division of German publishing giant Bauer.