Palace to file criminal complaint over Kate pics

AP via Yahoo ^ | September 16, 2012 | Jill Lawless

[EveningStar]

Lawyers for Britain's royal family will make a criminal complaint against the photographer who took pictures of Prince William's wife Kate sunbathing topless in the south of France, William's office said Sunday.

[wastedyears]

If your name is in papers... it’s a bad idea to go topless in public.

[bmwcyle]

Who cares about this nothing event?

[Uncle Slayton]

Billy, Chuck, Lizzy and Kate need to lighten-up and get over it without running to the courts.

[cbvanb]

Except that it wasn’t in public. Even Royals have some expectation that there are limits to violations of their privacy. This is getting ridiculous.

[raybbr]

Wasn’t in public? Since when is there privacy on the open water?

[Travis McGee]

TTIWWP.

[verum ago]

Except that it wasn’t in public

But the photographer took the pics from a public road!!1!eleven!!

Yes, I'm being facetious. Having inadvertently seen one of the (censored) pics, it appears that "visible from a public road" means "somewhat visible through a high-magnification telephoto lens and even then so distant as to need serious blowing up of the image."

Actually, I'm not sure if the Royals have a case here, but what it's a shame that this situation has come about at all- if I saw somehow saw someone topless 400 yds from the road, I think I'd just look somewhere else and not care much about it.

I think that, all legalities notwithstanding, a reasonable expectation of privacy should just be a matter of common decency.

Now Prince Harry on the other hand...

[PapaBear3625]

Wasn’t in public? Since when is there privacy on the open water?

She was on a balcony of a villa in France. The photographer apparently had to sneak onto the grounds in order to take the pic.

The bigger issue is that security should have stopped the guy from getting onto the grounds of the estate.

[Usually_Disappointed]

This thread is useless without pics!

[verum ago]

TTIWWP

Want a topless chick on the water? You got it!:

[pallis]

Kate seems to be handling it well. Maybe the rest of the royal family should follow her lead.

[mlo]

The best thing she could do is just come out in public and say, “They’re boobs. Half the population has them. Get over it.”

[2111USMC]

I saw some of the pictures.

In all honesty, there is one where she appears to be looking directly at the camera and smiling at the photographer.

[Twinkie]

“a reasonable expectation of privacy should just be a matter of common decency.”

Yes. It should. - These papparazzi have high powered lens and telescopic ones that get more powerful every day. No one could conceal anything much from them. - Lately, the royals have been given some hard lessons in the depravity and greed of their tabloids. - It is shameful.

[mplsconservative]

Maybe I’m just old. I’ve done my fair share of suntanning in my life but never felt the need to let the girls pop out.

IMHO these people are just media whores. As an American, I have no need for Royalty. I thought that’s what we got away from in 1776. They know they are being followed 24/7, but let’s just sunbathe topless? You have to be kidding me!

[Gay State Conservative]

If the photographer was trespassing when he took the picture then one can argue that he engaged in civil,or criminal,wrongdoing.Otherwise,tough luck for her.

And what kind of tramp exposes herself anywhere but in her bedroom,bathroom (OK,home) or doctor's office??

And yes,for those with poor eyesight I did say tramp.

[SAR]

Amen, and EXACTLY correct. I could elaborate, but what you said is 100% accurate.

[Doomonyou]

Build a fence.

[Mister Da]

The Royals are losing respect for this whining.

Adults know that if you are naked in the open, you WILL be photographed.

They need to get over it.