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I was reading some of your PCC posts and questions from readers, and I had a thought. The photos of naked Harry were taken in the United States, probably by an American who was invited to the suite, and sold first to TMZ, an American tabloid, that probably made a big difference in whether or not Harry and the RF could’ve sued, had Harry been so inclined. Our laws are a bit different than privacy laws in England when it comes to the royals and people in general. They’re not as strict. So, it’s basically beware to any royals or celebrities who travel to our shores.

Good point.. although Kate and William’s topless photos were not published in the USA. I think TMZ did a story on it but they used the censored version.

“Closer” in France was the first, then “Daily Sport” in Ireland, The “Kenya Daily Post” published them today and tomorrow “Chi” in Italy are going to publish 50… yes 50 photos of Kate topless.

50… really…How many times do you need to look at some one’s boobs.

But the question is… will Kate and William sue the other publications as well as “Closer”. I don’t see what William and Kate can do at this point if anything. I mean what will a law suit achieve at this point??

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2202895/French-magazine-set-provoke-outrage-claiming-print-topless-photos-Duchess-Cambridge-captured-private-holiday-month.html

OK, Let me make my position clear on this.

Throughout the whole Harry naked photos thing I made it clear to my followers and anyone that asked me that the right to privacy should apply to everyone. 

Yes, I do not like Kate’s lack of work, in fact if I am being honest I don’t have a high opinion of her generally.  

But please believe me when I say that I don’t want her to be upset or humiliated by the media. I know that royal watchers who have been on the scene since the early 2000s are going to say. “Well she courted the media since day one and those who live by the sword die by it” OK that might be true up until a point. But this crosses the line for me.  

You know, it’s things like this that remind me to take a step back and think about what a thankless job being a royal is. I would not step into Kate’s shoes for all the jewels/clothes/free trips in the world. As Diana once said “You just see your self as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well…. I never know where a camera is going to be”

I made a complaint to the press complaints commission about the sun invading Harry’s privacy but I don’t know if there is anything I or indeed the palace can do about outside media. William and Kate’s honeymoon pictures where plastered all over the European media (I was in Germany at the time and I saw 3 magazines that had the pictures featured in them)

But can I just add that I am really surprised that Kate sunbathed topless in the first place. I would have thought that she would have been more cautious with the whole Harry scandal just a few weeks before their holiday. If the whole Harry incident taught us anything is that the Royals are not off limits anymore, anyone and everyone is fair game and Kate is more fair game than most given that she gets so much media attention. 

I was really happy to see it and learn that over 3800 people had complained about the Prince Harry photos. Here is the reply.

Thank you for writing to the Press Complaints Commission about The Sun’s publication last week of photographs of Prince Harry taken in Las Vegas. The PCC has received 3800 complaints from members of the public on this subject.

 

As you may be aware, the Commission operates a confidential system of private advisory notices; in appropriate cases it can pass on specific concerns raised by an individual or organisation to newspaper and magazine editors to ensure that their position has been taken into account. The Commission does not generally comment publicly on such notices because they are circulated on a not-for-publication basis, but in this instance, with the consent of Prince Harry’s representatives, the Commission is able to confirm that last week it circulated a notice drawing to editors’ attention to Prince Harry’s representatives’ concerns, on privacy grounds, about the publication of these photographs.

As yet, the Commission has not received a formal complaint from Prince Harry’s representatives about The Sun’s coverage or indeed any of the related coverage. The Commission would be best placed to investigate this matter fully with the involvement and cooperation of Prince Harry, because of the nature of the issues raised. In addition, an investigation by the Commission, without appropriate consent, would have the potential itself to pose an intrusion into Prince Harry’s privacy.  

 

Given the extensive public debate on this occasion, however, the Commission will consider whether there are nonetheless exceptional public interest reasons for it to open an independent investigation if it does not receive a complaint from Prince Harry. Should you wish to make any comments on this issue, we would be grateful to hear from you as soon as possible.

A number of those who have written to the Commission have raised concerns about the publication of the photographs on taste grounds. I should therefore make clear that the terms of the Editors’ Code do not address issues of taste and offence. The Code is designed to address the potentially competing rights of freedom of expression and other rights of individuals, such as privacy. Newspapers and magazines have editorial freedom to publish what they consider to be appropriate, provided that the rights of individuals – enshrined in the terms of the Code, which specifically defines and protects these rights – are not compromised. To come to an inevitably subjective judgement as to whether published material is tasteless or offensive would amount to the Commission acting as a moral arbiter, which could lead to censorship. The Commission would not therefore investigate such concerns formally.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you need further advice.

Yours sincerely

So they are basically saying that normally they would not have an investigation without first getting permission from the person whom the investigation centers around. But they seem to be hinting that they might do an investigation even without Harry’s permission as it has become such a big public issue.

What are your thoughts people….