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Kate Topless Photos: Can Royals Have Privacy?

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youngmafbog | 11:48 Fri 14th Sep 2012 | News
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The French Paps at it again, sound familiar?

I guess it depends where the photos were taken from. If from a public place then I guess there is little that can be done or should be done.

It also raises questions over security. If you can see with a camera then you can see with a sighted rifle.
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We have cross-posted young mafboc - although my point is slightly different - why is anyone interested?

Your point about security is indeed valid though.
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Great minds Andy !
Yes - but not great spelling - appologies for spelling your name incorrectly!
An outrageous invasion of privacy, in France of all places. I can't see how this was legal under French law, let alone EU law. I hope the magazine and photographer really suffer for it!
Serves her right! Don't she know there are pilotless drones which you can buy on the internet for £100 or so. Keep your clothes on Kate and keep your nudity for the bedroom.
Not legal under French law, but the penalties imposed for invasion of privacy have always been quite small; typically no more than 30,000 euros; so there is a profit to be made from publishing the pictures, nonetheless.

That seems strange, but the French press has always been curiously respectful of very important people in France, regardless of any legal consequences, which may explain how various Presidents have had mistresses and one of recent memory had a child by his mistress, all of which was never reported at the time. The penalty for breach of privacy is seen as a token of disapproval that someone has broken this code.

Another factor here is the French attitude to such cases as this. They are nowhere near as concerned about toplessness, nudity, or sexual misadventures as we are in 'Anglo-Saxon' countries. There is no French 'page 3 girl' ; why would there be, when nudity and bare breasts are everywhere considered unexceptional in normal magazines and newspapers and in advertising? It is a fair guess that a photograph like this will not be regarded as anything serious in terms of a breach of privacy.
Surely it's the Royal paps that are causing the interest :-)
I just said the same thing on another post. BUT I was apprehended for not replying precisely to the question asked !
I wouldn't worry about that. If everyone who didn't stick to the question was told off AB would run out of disk space

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