UK royal couple to sue over Kate Middleton's topless photos
UK royals to sue French magazine over topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge
Prince William and his wife Catherine are to sue after a French magazine printed topless photos of her, saying it evoked painful memories of press harassment of William's mother Diana.
"St James's Palace confirms that legal proceedings for breach of privacy have been commenced today in France by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge against the publishers of Closer Magazine France," the couple's office said in a statement.
The young British royals, who are in Malaysia to mark Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, attacked what they called a "grotesque" breach of privacy by the French version of Closer magazine, palace officials said.
But the editor of the magazine said the photos were "not in the least shocking".
The grainy pictures show Catherine, 30, wearing just the bottoms of a black and white bikini and having suncream rubbed on to her behind by William while on holiday in the south of France.
Earlier, the couple's office said: "Their Royal Highnesses have been hugely saddened to learn that a French publication and a photographer have invaded their privacy in such a grotesque and unjustifiable manner.