Latest / Fresh Intelligence / Prince William 'Prepared for War' Over Kate Middleton's Topless Photo Scandal - and Demanded Legal Action 'All the Way'
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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: William ready to go to war over topless photos of Kate Prince William was prepared to go to war over topless photos secretly taken of his wife, Kate Middleton, radar online dot com reports.
- 0:29[SPEAKER_00]: The utter violation occurred in 2012 when paparazzi used long lens cameras to capture images of the couple at a private estate in France.
- 0:36[SPEAKER_00]: The invasion of...
- 0:38[SPEAKER_00]: The couple sought to relax before a nine-day Southeast Asia trip for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
- 0:43[SPEAKER_00]: However, their privacy was shattered when Kate was photographed on a balcony at the Shattot.tet, clad in only a tiny bikini bottom, following this intrusion.
- 0:52[SPEAKER_00]: The French magazine Closer decided to publish the explicit images.
- 0:56[SPEAKER_00]: An aide told author Russell Myers in his book.
- 0:58[SPEAKER_00]: been Katherine, the intimate inside story, that it was as if time stood still for the couple.
- 1:04[SPEAKER_00]: Other violation of C. William deemed the photos an utter violation, leading him to call his father, then Prince Charles, and his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1:13[SPEAKER_00]: He was determined to issue a statement condemning closer for what he called a gross breach of privacy, and AIDS noted he was prepared to take legal action all the way.
- 1:21[SPEAKER_00]: Myers highlighted that this marked the first time the future King took legal action against the press, aiming to confront what he termed monstrous behavior.
- 1:30[SPEAKER_00]: Pregnancy news over shadows.
- 1:32[SPEAKER_00]: While the palace's legal team rushed to file injunctions against further publication, other outlets followed Closer's lead, with the Italian magazine Qi publishing a 26-page spread, including the topless photos.
- 1:44[SPEAKER_00]: William and Kate felt vivid and violated and were poised to pursue criminal proceedings, with the prince ready to go to war with the press.
- 1:51[SPEAKER_00]: The scandal quickly faded from the headlines when news broke in December 2012 that Kate was pregnant, as she suffered from severe morning sickness requiring hospitalization.
- 2:01[SPEAKER_00]: photos legal.
- 2:02[SPEAKER_00]: In 2017, a French court convicted six defendants, including three magazine executives and photographers, for complicity and breach of privacy.
- 2:11[SPEAKER_00]: Closer was fined 100,000 euros, and the publisher and editor faced additional penalties.
- 2:17[SPEAKER_00]: The defendants were also ordered to cover the royal couple's legal costs.
- 2:20[SPEAKER_00]: A Kensington Palace spokesperson stated, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are pleased that the court has found in their favor.
- 2:27[SPEAKER_01]: They wish to make the point strongly that this kind of unjustified intrusion should not happen.