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| Royal family takes French publisher to court over topless Kate photos | Royal family takes French publisher to court over topless Kate photos |
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| Lawyers for the royal family will go to court in Paris on Monday, seeking damages and an injunction against further publication of topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, a St James's Palace spokesman said. | Lawyers for the royal family will go to court in Paris on Monday, seeking damages and an injunction against further publication of topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, a St James's Palace spokesman said. |
| The legal action aims to prevent further publication against the French edition of Closer magazine's parent company, the Mondadori media group. Mondadori also publishes the Italian gossip magazine Chi, which has promised a 26-page special edition featuring images of the royal couple on holiday. But the palace said no decision has been taken on separate legal proceedings in Italy. | The legal action aims to prevent further publication against the French edition of Closer magazine's parent company, the Mondadori media group. Mondadori also publishes the Italian gossip magazine Chi, which has promised a 26-page special edition featuring images of the royal couple on holiday. But the palace said no decision has been taken on separate legal proceedings in Italy. |
| The case will begin in Paris on Monday afternoon and is expected to be held in public. The palace spokesman said: "The court hearing is in France tomorrow when the official proceedings will start at a court in Paris as the papers have been served. | The case will begin in Paris on Monday afternoon and is expected to be held in public. The palace spokesman said: "The court hearing is in France tomorrow when the official proceedings will start at a court in Paris as the papers have been served. |
| "It is the first airing, and we will be seeking an injunction from them using the pictures, and it will lead to a longer court case where damages will be sought." | "It is the first airing, and we will be seeking an injunction from them using the pictures, and it will lead to a longer court case where damages will be sought." |
| The French edition of Closer, which is run by a different company from the British version, caused outrage last week when it published the images of the couple on holiday at Chateau d'Autet, near Aix-en-Provence. | The French edition of Closer, which is run by a different company from the British version, caused outrage last week when it published the images of the couple on holiday at Chateau d'Autet, near Aix-en-Provence. |
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