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'Give Prince Harry a break,' Rupert Murdoch urges | 'Give Prince Harry a break,' Rupert Murdoch urges |
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Rupert Murdoch has urged Prince Harry's critics to give him "a break" in the wake of the controversy over naked photographs of him. | Rupert Murdoch has urged Prince Harry's critics to give him "a break" in the wake of the controversy over naked photographs of him. |
It comes after the Sun, owned by Mr Murdoch, became the first UK newspaper to publish the images of the prince, taken in Las Vegas. | It comes after the Sun, owned by Mr Murdoch, became the first UK newspaper to publish the images of the prince, taken in Las Vegas. |
Mr Murdoch used his Twitter account to voice his support for Harry. | Mr Murdoch used his Twitter account to voice his support for Harry. |
Meanwhile, more than 850 complaints have been made to the press watchdog about the photographs. | Meanwhile, more than 850 complaints have been made to the press watchdog about the photographs. |
Nearly all concern invasion of privacy and will be investigated by the Press Complaints Commission in due course. | Nearly all concern invasion of privacy and will be investigated by the Press Complaints Commission in due course. |
The News International owner wrote: "Prince Harry. Give him a break. He may be on the public payroll one way or another, but the public loves him, even to enjoy Las Vegas." | The News International owner wrote: "Prince Harry. Give him a break. He may be on the public payroll one way or another, but the public loves him, even to enjoy Las Vegas." |
On Friday, the Sun published the photographs under the headline "Heir it is". The paper added: "Pic of naked Harry you've already seen on the internet." | On Friday, the Sun published the photographs under the headline "Heir it is". The paper added: "Pic of naked Harry you've already seen on the internet." |
It argued that printing the images was in the public interest and a "crucial" test of the country's free press. | It argued that printing the images was in the public interest and a "crucial" test of the country's free press. |
Sun managing editor David Dinsmore said it would have been "perverse" not to publish the pictures, which "are now in the public domain in every country in the world". | Sun managing editor David Dinsmore said it would have been "perverse" not to publish the pictures, which "are now in the public domain in every country in the world". |
'Utter contempt' | |
The pictures emerged from a private weekend the prince spent with friends. The two photos of the prince and a naked woman in a hotel room are believed to have been taken on a camera phone on 17 August. | The pictures emerged from a private weekend the prince spent with friends. The two photos of the prince and a naked woman in a hotel room are believed to have been taken on a camera phone on 17 August. |
They first appeared on US website TMZ earlier this week, which reported that he had been in a group playing "strip billiards". | They first appeared on US website TMZ earlier this week, which reported that he had been in a group playing "strip billiards". |
The decision by British newspapers not to publish the pictures despite their publication elsewhere had prompted a debate about the impact the Leveson Inquiry was having on press behaviour. | The decision by British newspapers not to publish the pictures despite their publication elsewhere had prompted a debate about the impact the Leveson Inquiry was having on press behaviour. |
Former News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis said it showed British newspapers had been "neutered". | |
The inquiry was set up to investigate the practices and ethics of the press following the phone-hacking scandal. | The inquiry was set up to investigate the practices and ethics of the press following the phone-hacking scandal. |
Commons culture, media and sport select committee chairman John Whittingdale said of the Sun's decision: "The fact that [the photos] happened is well-known. How the public interest is served by doing this is not clear." | |
Ex-Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said the Sun had shown "absolute utter contempt" for the law and the Leveson Inquiry. | |
Former Sun editor Kelvin Mackenzie told Newsnight that in his opinion the decision to publish the pictures could not have been made without Mr Murdoch's consent. |