
It may have taken five years to resolve, but Wills and Kate showed the tabloids that they are not to be trifled with! The clandestine way in which these photographs were taken was particularly shocking to us as it breached our privacy.” We know France and the French and we know that they are, in principle, respectful of private life, including that of their guests. “In September 2012, my wife and I thought that we could go to France for a few days in a secluded villa owned by a member of my family, and thus enjoy our privacy. In a letter to the court, Prince William said In September 2017, the court awarded Prince William and the Duchess €100,000 in damages and interest to be paid by the celebrity magazine Closer and two photographers. The couples lawyers demanded that Closer be ordered to pay €1.5m in damages and compensation for the “shock” of having to see the pictures in the public eye. The photographs were reportedly offered to British publications, but they rejected them, so French magazine Closer published them instead.

Photographers took long-lens pictures of the Duchess while she was sunbathing topless. In 2012, the royal couple holidayed in the South of France, staying at a private villa owned by the Queen's nephew Viscount Linley. Will and Kate have also dealt with their fair share of nude photos. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tonight attended a special dinner in their honour hosted by The King and Queen of Norway at the Royal Palace, Oslo ✨ #RoyalVisitNorway 📸PA
