Kate Middleton and Prince William victorious in court battle over topless photos
Paris — On Tuesday, a French court ruled that a French celebrity magazine must pay €100,000 in damages to Britain’s Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, over topless photos of the duchess published in 2012. The court also ordered Closer magazine’s editor, Laurence Pieau, and publisher Ernesto Mauri to each pay €45,000 in fines, the maximum possible. The couple had sought €1.5m in damages and interest, but said they were "pleased" with the verdicts after a "serious breach of privacy". "They wished to make the point strongly that this kind of unjustified intrusion should not happen," a spokesperson said in a statement. The grainy pictures of Middleton sunbathing without her bikini top were taken while she was on holiday in September 2012 in the south of France with her husband, the second in line to the British throne. The royals — who announced on Monday that they were expecting a third child — were photographed relaxing by a pool at a chateau belonging to Vis...
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