Two people involved in the publication of topless photos of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, last year have been formally placed under investigation for invasion of privacy.
Ernesto Mauri, a chief executive of the publishing house Mondadori, was charged for allowing the topless photos to be published in the French edition of the Mondadori-owned Closer Magazine in September, the Telegraph reported.
A photographer for the regional paper La Provence, Valerie Suau, has also been charged for taking photos of Kate in a swimsuit.
The photos were taken using a telephoto lens from a large distance away.
La Provence did not publish the scandal inciting nude images, and investigators are still trying to conclude if Suau took the topless photos sold to Closer.
Suau is “not concerned” over the charges, a source at La Provence said, and has admitted to taking the bikini photos but not topless.
The investigation has been run by French authorities, who were asked by St. James’s Palace to investigate after the photos appeared in September from the Duke and Duchess’s vacation at a French villa.
The investigation is on-going.
I – Word Understanding
Involved – connected
Publication – making something known to the community at large
Invasion – spreading
Inciting – urge or persuade (someone) to act in a violent or unlawful way
Conclude – complete
Appeared – become visible or noticeable
On-going – currently happening
II – Have your say
Debate: Do the Royal Family deserve privacy?
1.So do you think the Royal Family have the right to privacy?
2.The British taxpayer funds their extravagant lifestyle so they have NO right to privacy.
3.After the Queen’s death they should be disbanded and made to earn their own living.
