…ther magazines or papers in France • The photographs cannot be sold by them to anyone else in the world • Closer would get a 10,000 euro daily fine each time they sell them on or publish them • Within 24 hours the offending pictures must be handed over to the Palace • Legal fees of 2,000 euros handed to the Duke and Duchess At the start of the unprecedented court case in Paris, barrister Aurelien…
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ful clothes, Duchess of Alba is among Spain’s most famous people. Duchess of Alba in 1956 And scandal threatened to overshadow the day when earlier this week the Spanish magazine Interviu published a 30-year-old photograph of Duchess of Alba sunbathing topless in Ibiza. Duchess of Alba’s lawyer Javier Saavedra said: “We are considering suing for interfering with her rights to privacy.” While hund…
…England as you’ve never seen her before… and as you will never see her again!” The pictures are said to show the couple smearing sun cream over their bodies in between taking a dip in plus 30 degree temperatures, the magazine explains. A spokesman for the Duchess declined to comment last night in advance of publication. A source said: “It is impossible to tell at this stage whether the…
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Read More »…216;s Italian sister magazine, Chi, from publishing the same photos but the speed with which the royal couple have acted may deter others from publishing the pictures. Chi has said it plans to print a 26-page special featuring the photographs. Closer and Chi are both part of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Mondadori media group. This is only the first step in the legal batt…
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, St James’s Palace announced today. Kate Middleton, 30, was taken to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London with acute morning sickness this afternoon. In a statement on the couple’s website, Prince William and Kate Middleton said they were “delighted with the news”. K…
Alfonso Signorini, editor of Italy’s Chi magazine has defended the publication of 18 pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless in a special edition devoting 26 pages to his “exclusive”. Alfonso Signorini said he has done nothing illegal and he published the 26-page photo feature to show how the royal family in Britain had modernized. “I published them with a…
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tures of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on holiday Alfonso Signorini, 48, a former Latin teacher said: “I really don’t see what all the fuss is about. I don’t see how a topless photo in 2012 can create all these scandal and controversy. Kate is a very beautiful woman. What is the problem – and William is also a fine figure of a man. “All Kate is doing is sunbathing topless lik…
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Read More » …and take the topless pictures off its website • The photos cannot be published in any other magazines or papers in France • The photographs cannot be sold by them to anyone else in the world • Within 24 hours the offending pictures must be handed over to the Palace • Closer would get a 10,000 euros daily fine each time they sell them on or publish them • They will receive the same fine if they do…
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Read More »A French court has blocked the future publication of topless photos of Kate Middleton sunbathing while on holiday. The injunction came after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took action against France’s Closer magazine for selling and distributing the images. The publishers must give the originals to the couple within 24 hours. The magazine will face a fine of 10,000 euros for every breach…
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Pregnant Kate Middleton smiled this morning as she left hospital after four days of treatment for severe morning sickness. The Duchess of Cambridge told reporters outside King Edward VII Hospital in London: “I’m feeling much better, thank you!” Kate Middleton, 30, was discharged from the King Edward VII Hospital following three nights under observation and will now head to Kensington Palace…
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he Italian gossip magazine Chi – which, like Closer, is part of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Mondadori media group – also printed a special edition featuring more than 20 pages of the photographs. …
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…te photos not yet published. Italian magazine Chi – along with Closer, part of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Mondadori media group – printed a special edition featuring 26 pages of the photographs. Chi magazine carries a picture of the duchess, topless, on its front cover with a headline that reads: “The Queen is Nude!” In an editorial the magazine’…
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Iranian athlete Mehrdad Karam Zadeh refused to shake the Duchess of Cambridge’s hand after she presented him with his discus silver medal on Sunday. The Royal was warmly received on the podium by Paralympic GB’s gold medal winner Aled Davies and Chinese bronze medallist Lezheng Wang – but when it was Mehrdad Karam Zadeh’s turn to step up, the 40-year-old failed to offer a…
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…the photographs, which were taken from a road some distance from the French chateau where the duke and duchess were staying for a short break. Chi, the Italian magazine, said it would print a special 26-page edition featuring the photographs on Monday. Closer, the French magazine which first published the photographs, and Chi are both part of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’…
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Read More » Danish magazine Se og Hør ran a series this week that promised photos of Kate Middleton completely nude, not just topless. The grainy photos, which appear to have just made their way to the Internet on Friday, would seem to be more scandalous than the first. Se og Hør claims they show the duchess not just topless, but sans her bikini bottoms as well. The scanned photos were picked up by Egotastic…
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…advised by officials not to send gifts. So it appears that the duchess, who was seen shopping for a Moses basket in South Kensington last week with her mother, bought the pram herself. Kate Middleton, 31, revealed the Bugaboo color when she chatted to a group of Army wives at a drinks reception in Aldershot on St Patrick’s Day. A source has claimed: “She and some of the other girls were talking ab…
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…e Danish publication’s website on Wednesday said: “Se og Hor has exclusively (in Denmark) obtained the pictures of the topless Duchess of Cambridge, Kate. “Tomorrow we will publish a 16-page spread full of piquant photos of England’s future queen.” …
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toms – taken from the front. The photos appear to be from the same set of shots originally taken while Prince William and his wife were holidaying in the South of France. There are thought to be up to 200 photos taken of Kate and William when they were sunbathing at a secluded chateau. The most revealing photograph in Se Og Hor, which appears on the front page of the magazine, shows the Duchess ch…
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…rs. Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge were the star attractions at last night's gala to mark the countdown to the London Olympic Games Once inside, Prince William gave a witty speech to the 3,000 guests in which he likened his physique to that of a pigeon. He quipped: ”Naturally, I was asked to compete for TeamGB in every sport, but sadly Lord Coe said there were London pigeons wi…

…5th century palace in Seville last October. The eccentric Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart wore a delicate pale pink gown designed by Victorio y Lucchino for her third marriage, which took place in front of 38 guests. Well-wishers donned fancy dress and wigs in an attempt to copy her quirky style as they celebrated in the city’s streets. The duchess is a distant relative of Winston Churchill and Princes…

Prince William spent hours at Kate Middleton’s bedside this evening after driving her to hospital with acute morning sickness. Duchess of Cambridge, 30, is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum – a rare and debilitating condition that hits women in the earliest stages of pregnancy, causing severe vomiting. Prince William drove Kate Middleton to hospital as she began to feel very unwel…
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It was Kate and William second wedding anniversary, but it was business as usual for the Duchess of Cambridge as she visited Naomi House Children’s Hospice today. Kate Middleton, 31, was without husband Prince William during the engagement at the children’s hospice in Hampshire to mark Children’s Hospice Week. It was Kate and William second wedding anniversary, but it was business as usual for t…
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…o Australian DJs on Tuesday morning that duped a nurse into revealing details about Kate Middleton’s health, joking to reporters: “How do you know I’m not a radio station?” Kate Middleton, 30, was discharged from the King Edward VII Hospital in central London – where she smiled and told reporters she was “feeling much better” – and headed to Kensington Palace to rest. Prin…
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Read More » Italian magazine Chi plans to publish more topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge as it claims it has some 200 images of the future queen sunbathing naked. Chi announced it is preparing a 26-page special edition tomorrow featuring 50 intimate photographs of Kate Middleton on holiday in France. It comes as a furious Prince William revealed he wants those responsible for taking and printing t…
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Read More »French magazine Closer has published topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge. Closer says the pictures were taken when Prince William and Kate Middleton were on holiday last week at the French chateau of the Queen’s nephew, Lord Linley. The photos are blurry and taken with a long lens but are clearly of the royal couple, who are touring the Far East. They were told about the magazineR…
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