| | |  | Kate Middleton News & Gossip
|
|
| | Prince William & Kate Middleton: So Long, Solomon Islands! | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
|
|
|
|
|
Nearing the end of their Diamond Jubilee tour, Prince William and Kate Middleton were back on the move as they departed Solomon Islands on Tuesday (September 18).
The Duchess of Cambridge looked darling as she joined locals during a short "leaving ceremony" at the Honiara International airport before boarding a private aircraft en route to Tuvalu.
The travels come as Italian magazine Chi published more photos of Miss Middleton sunbathing in the south of France on Monday - despite the breach of privacy lawsuit against French magazine, Closer, who originally published the topless pictures.
Attorneys for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appeared in a French court seeking fines and an injunction from further dissemination of the photos by Closer, but their efforts may be fruitless. Any fines in Europe for breaching privacy would be far less than what the periodicals would likely gain from sales. Though attorneys for the royal couple have also asked France to look into criminally prosecuting the photographers.
According to the Associated Press, the royals' lawyer, Aurelien Hamelle, told the French court Monday that he is seeking ?5,000 ($6,550) in damages from Closer and an injunction forcing the magazine to stop publishing the issue with the photos. He also asked the court to fine Closer ?10,000 ($13,100) a day for each day the injunction is not respected, and ?100,000 ($131,000) if the photos are sold. However, a representative from Italian publishing group, Mondadori, which owns both Closer and Chi, told the court that the photos do not belong to them. "The photos are out there. If a TV show wants to show an image of this (magazine) edition, it's got nothing to do with us," she said. The court is expected to rule on Tuesday.
Despite the battle on the mainland, Irish newspaper The Daily Star published two pages of the photos on Saturday. The backlash caused the editor of the magazine to be suspended. After the nine photos were published, the palace issued a statement saying, "There can be no motivation for this action other than greed. Any such publication would serve no purpose other than to cause further, entirely unjustifiable upset to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who were enjoying time alone together in the privacy of a relative's home.?
The spokeswoman declined to comment on further legal plans, stating, "We will not be commenting on potential legal action concerning the alleged intended publication of the photos in Italy save to say that all proportionate responses will be kept under review.?
Meanwhile, the Italian gossip rag fears no repercussions since the photos had already first been seen in Closer. Unfortunately for Wills and Kate, in the age of the internet, the photos are already widely available to anyone with a computer.
More Photos Here
    |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Prince William wants paparazzo put 'in jail' for taking Duchess Kate's photos | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
|
|
|
|
|
Prince William and Duchess Kate were in Borneo, and are now in the Solomon Islands. We don?t have the photos? yet. I?m sure we?ll get some of them tomorrow or in the next few days. It doesn?t really matter at this point because Will and Kate?s Epic Asian Tour (which will end on Tuesday or Wednesday, I believe) has been completely overshadowed by Duchess Boob-gate, or The Boob and Crumpet Scandal Of 2012. As we heard on Friday, William and the Palace are really going to go after the paparazzo who snapped the photos and the publications using the photos. The list is growing too – The Irish Daily Star has now published the photos, and the Italian magazine Chi is planning an even larger pictorial. The editor of Chi claims that ?not even a call from the Queen? would stop him from publishing some of the 200 PHOTOS they have of Will and Kate frolicking in France.
As for the continuing legal maneuvers, it seems that the royal family?s lawyers will seek an injunction against Chi magazine AND Closer magazine, the original French mag that published the photos (Closer’s editor claims to have lots more). Closer and Chi are owned by the same company, which is owned by Silvio Berlusconi. The royal family will also be seeking damages, which is a bit rich in my opinion. But not as rich as this ? William is said to be telling aides that he wants the photographer put in jail. For real.
Prince William has vowed to see the people responsible for taking topless pictures of his wife Kate Middleton put behind bars. The heir to the throne has even told his confidantes that he is willing to give evidence in court to help seek justice for the future Queen.
Britain?s Sunday Mirror reports that William will not just pursue Closer magazine in the French civil courts but will also pursue criminal action.
?I want them jailed,? William told pals, even as the Italian magazine Chi prepares publication of a 26-page special on Sunday showing more intimate pictures of Kate.
The royal couple is currently in the middle of a nine-day Far East tour to commemorate the Queen?s Diamond Jubilee.
?They will take any action they can within the law to seek redress,? William’s spokesman said. ?They?ve been clear that they will not allow this to intrude on their enjoyment of the tour, or more importantly their work on behalf of the Queen.
?The couple always felt very strongly about privacy and harassment. It?s part of a very long-standing and heartfelt position by the Duke and Prince Harry, given their past, to do everything they can to protect themselves.?
[From Radar]
You know what? ENOUGH. Enough to William and enough to Kate. The commenter reaction to this story has been mixed, and I have been paying attention, trying to gauge my own reaction and aiming to give William and Kate the benefit of the doubt. But really? I think William and Kate and the royal family have been overreacting to this whole thing from the start. First they overreacted in their initial statements, comparing Kate?s boob photos to the death of Princess Diana. I?m sorry, but it?s not the same on any level. Next, they?re going to court and seeking all of these legal actions and they want damages? For boob photos that we?ve now established were taken on yet another of Will and Kate?s endless holidays? For photos that might have been taken on a public road, out in the open, while Will and Kate cavorted openly? And now William ? in what I can only imagine is a royal hissy fit of epic proportions ? is telling people he wants the paparazzo in jail? All of this is a good example of how to sour the public?s goodwill ? by overreacting and demanding special treatment at all times.
And of course this is all becoming a larger discussion about who gets special treatment and the place of modern royalty in the world and whether any of us really have a free press. The editor of the Irish Daily Star, Mike O?Kane, said upon publishing the photos: ?The Duchess would be no different to any other celeb pics we would get in, for example Rihanna or Lady Gaga. She’s not the future queen of Ireland so really the only place this is causing fury seems to be in the UK, and they are very very tasteful pictures.? Do you see that? Equating a duchess to random celebrities? That?s very distasteful to the British people, apparently. And once again, I feel like a gauche, First-Amendment-adoring American for wondering just how and why there is all of this (literal) breast-beating.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
More Photos Here
    |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Duchess Kate went topless during her last vacation, and now it's a huge scandal | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
|
|
|
|
|
These are photos from the second country of Duchess Kate and Prince William?s Epic Asian Tour ? they are now in Malaysia. These pics are from last night?s state dinner and from today?s tour stops, including a mosque in Kuala Lumpur. For the state dinner, Kate wore a custom Alexander McQueen gown that looks less ?Malaysian? and more Bollywood to my jaded eyes. Doesn?t think look like something you would wear to a state dinner in India? The material even looks like a reworked sari. Then for today?s full day in Kuala Lumpur, Kate wore a white silk chiffon Beulah London dress, once again a dress with a full skirt and lots of buttons. The dress seems rather dated to me ? like, it?s something a 40-something woman would have worn to her quickie wedding at City Hall. In 1985. Kate also had a lovely head scarf which she wore for the trip to the mosque, but she did not wear outside of the mosque. You can read more about Kate?s styles and activities here, at What Kate Wore.
Meanwhile, there?s a huge scandal brewing. It seems that Duchess Kate was photographed topless on her last vacation with Prince William! Kate and Will were recently staying at a nice chateau in France, and Kate went sunbathing topless on the balcony (and the grounds) of this PRIVATE estate. Some paparazzo got photos of the sunbathing and topless swimming, and now the French magazine Closer has published the ?very sensual? images (that?s how they?re described). Coming on the heels of Prince Harry?s butt crack scandal, this is rough news for the royal family, but the royal family and their people are really going HARD against the French magazine. From the BBC:
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are hugely saddened over the “grotesque and unjustifiable invasion of privacy” by a magazine which published topless photos of Kate, a royal spokesman says. French publication Closer printed the pictures of the duchess, taken during their private holiday in France. The royals are now considering legal action over the case.
The BBC’s Nicholas Witchell said that they could act against the magazine, the photographer or both. He added: “They are incredulous that any magazine would have felt they had a justification in publishing these pictures. They could go to law or seek a remedy through the French court – that is a big step to take but that is clearly what is being considered now. I have rarely heard quite such a level of publicly expressed anger that I have heard today reflecting William’s feelings. He is absolutely determined to protect the privacy of his wife, he has always been very protective of her and that anger has mounted during the day.”
The photos are blurry and taken with a long lens, the BBC’s Paris bureau says. There are four pages of photos of the couple, with Kate topless in several. On the magazine’s website, it says the pictures are of the couple “like you have never seen them before. Gone are the fixed smiles and the demure dresses. On holiday Kate forgets everything.”
The Duke and Duchess, who were staying at the French chateau of the Queen’s nephew, Lord Linley, “have been hugely saddened to learn that a French publication and a photographer have invaded their privacy in such a grotesque and totally unjustifiable manner”, a spokesman for Clarence House, the Prince of Wales’s office, said.
“The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting to the Duke and Duchess for being so. Their Royal Highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. It is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them. Officials acting on behalf of their Royal Highnesses are consulting with lawyers to consider what options may be available to the Duke and Duchess.”
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “The view from Downing Street is that they are entitled to their privacy.”
The royal couple were told about the magazine’s plan to publish the photos during breakfast in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on their tour of South East Asia. They have now left the city and travelled to Sabah in north Borneo, where they are due to visit a rainforest.
It has emerged that British newspapers were offered photographs last week but turned them down. BBC News reported that Lloyd Embley, editor of Mirror and Sunday Mirror, said they were offered a set of pictures of the duchess in her bikini a week ago but, as with the pictures of Prince Harry, they took the decision not to publish them. In both cases they believed it would be a clear breach of the editors’ code of practice involving breach of privacy.
BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said royal officials “believe a “red line” has been crossed. The couple cannot believe someone would take such photos and publish them.
“The publication of the photographs will be a bitter blow to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince William witnessed the complex relationship his mother, Diana, had with the media. He believes the actions of the paparazzi in Paris contributed to her death. He wants to shield his wife from the worst excesses of reporters and photographers in full flight.”
[From BBC]
Obviously, this IS a terrible breach of privacy, and once again (like Harry), a breach of security. Did none of William and Kate?s security guards notice the paparazzo hanging out of a tree, snapping photos? I realize the pics were probably taken from a distance, but even so? how about a perimeter check, you know? As for everyone claiming that this is just like Diana, etc? it feels like it?s too early to use the Diana card, but maybe they?re just trying to nip (ha) this in the bud before every paparazzo feels like it?s Open Season on the duchess.
As for the possibility that Kate will be ?shamed? for cavorting topless with her husband while on vacation on a private estate? please don?t. It?s fine. If you want to shame her for anything, it should be that she?s simply “on vacation” for half of any given year. Don?t even bother with the topless thing.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
More Photos Here
    |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Duchess Kate in patterned Prabal Gurung in Singapore: lovely & elegant? | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
|
|
|
|
|
For whatever reason, we don?t have access to the first photos of Duchess Kate and Prince William in Singapore ? you can see some of them at What Kate Wore and LaineyGossip. For the first appearance, Kate wore a beige-y, floral-patterned, three-quarter-sleeved Jenny Packham dress with a knee-length, full skirt which looked okay on her. She also wore her hair half-way back. So that she could wear her hair down for the evening appearance, probably. Because if it?s one think Kate loves, it?s wearing her hair down in a typically ?daytime? style for an evening event.
So these are photos from Kate and Will?s arrival at the State Dinner hosted by the president of Singapore. Kate?s dress is Prabal Gurung, and I would definitely consider this outside of her normal style comfort zone. I don?t have any memory of Kate ever wearing Gurung before, so this might be a first. As for the dress? am I alone in thinking that a State Dinner might have demanded a full-length gown rather than a cocktail dress? That being said, I do like the dress just because it?s a different look than we?ve ever seen on her. I?m not crazy about the Rorschach pattern, but it?s interesting and I love the purple.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Duchess Kate & Prince William are on vacation again, this time in France | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
|
|
|
|
|
There are few things that I love more than hearing that Prince William and Duchess Kate have gone on yet another vacation. I actually have to give them some credit ? they haven?t really gone on a proper holiday in MONTHS. Considering they spent nine years of their (off-and-on) courtship vacationing an average of 10 times a year, and considering how much ?down time? and ?vacation time? they?ve had already in their first year and a half of marriage, it is notable when they do NOT go on vacation for a while. They had a really busy summer, what with the Queen?s Diamond Jubilee activities and with all of the Olympic and Paralympic events (they were goodwill ambassadors for the Games). So it makes sense that they figured out a way to slip in a quick vacation before they?re set to leave for their epic Asian tour of Epicness (which lasts eight whole days).
This is the romantic French hideaway where William and Kate have been soaking up the sunshine ahead of their forthcoming tour of South East Asia.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge escaped to the idyllic Chateau d’Autet, a historic hunting lodge nestled in Provence’s picturesque Luberon region.
Owned by the Queen’s nephew, Viscount Linley, the 19th century hunting lodge is set in 640 acres of woodland and boasts unspoilt views of fields carpeted with lavender.
The royal couple enjoyed total privacy at Viscount Linley’s holiday home, close to the medieval village of Viens, which is equipped with a heated swimming pool and a tennis court, the Sunday Express reported.
Prince William and his wife are due to fly to Singapore on Tuesday, before travelling on to Malaysia – where Kate is expected to make a speech – the Solomon Islands, and the island of Tuvalu in the Pacific.
The secluded Chateau d’Autet was purchased by Lord Linley and his wife Serena in 1999, after the couple were introduced to the area by Peter Mayle, the author of the bestselling A Year in Provence.
The couple dedicated themselves to lovingly restoring the sprawling chateau, which comprises four properties and can accommodate up to 17 guests.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will no doubt have appreciated the chance to unwind at the French beauty spot, following a whirlwind few weeks in London amid the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
[From The Mail]
That actually sounds like my kind of vacation ? just hanging out in the country, getting some sleep, eating and maybe going for the occasional swim. Sometimes their vacations sound like so much work, what with all of the sports and skiing and such. Sometimes it feels like they?ve really made a stronger commitment to having lots of vacations than doing lots work, but? I don?t know. Maybe that?s changing. They got a lot of criticism earlier this year when it seemed like they were on holiday for about a month, and since then, it really has seemed like they were actively trying to look like they were putting in more public work. Still, I think it?s interesting how much time William gets off from his military work ? not only is getting time off for his royal duties, but he also gets an extensive vacation package. It would be fascinating to see how many days a year he?s actually on base in Wales.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Olympics Open Post: Duchess Kate goes sailing & swimmers party in London | | Added 12 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
|
|
|
|
|
Is anyone else kind of Olympic?d out? I am. I?m still watching, of course, but it?s not like I?m going to stay up until midnight to watch some gymnasts bust their butts. So, like we did yesterday, these are some assorted photos from the Olympics and various Olympic-
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Kate Middleton's Olympic Laser Radials Waterbound Spectating | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
|
|
|
|
|
Taking to the sea for the latest Olympic Games happenings, Kate Middleton showed her support for Team GB during the Women's Laser Radials race at the Weymouth & Portland Venue at Weymouth Harbour on Monday (August 6).
Peeking through a pair of binoculars, the Duchess of Cambridge bundled up in a Great Britain jacket and blue skinny jeans while she was seen walking around on the top deck of her water vessel and, at one point, even getting behind the wheel.
Proving that she's a good sport, Miss Middleton spent the previous evening greeting four members of USA's gold medal winning Women's Gymnastics team at Greenwich Arena - during which time the 30-year-old extended her congratulations to the starstruck quartet of teens.
Moments after meeting Kate, an ecstatic Aly Raisman tweeted, "Just met princess Kate with @jordyn_wieber @kyla_ross96 & @gabrielledoug she is so beautiful & so nice! I told her I loved her style lol :)."
Teammate Jordyn Wieber added, "Can't believe I just met Princess Kate Middleton! She was in the crowd at the competition and she stood up to talk to us! #honored."
More Photos Here
    |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Kate Middleton Hits The UK's Creative Industries Reception | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
|
|
|
|
|
Looking like the princess that she is, Kate Middleton headed over to the Royal Academy of Arts where the Creative Industries Reception was held in London, England on Monday (July 30).
Sporting a huge smile, the Duchess of Cambridge arrived without her husband for the glitzy event wearing a dove grey dress designed by Roksanda Ilincic which she paired with grey suede heels and stunning Kiki McDonough earrings and pinned up her usual flowing locks.
Joined by the president of the Royal Academy, Christopher Lebrun, Kate seemed to enjoy the star-studded bash thrown by The Founders Forum to to promote industry in the UK as part of the British Government?s GREAT Campaign.
Earlier in the day, Kate enjoyed some primo seats at the Evening Cross Country Equestrian competition with Prince William as part of the 2012 London Olympic Games where she looked more casual in a white Team GB shirt paired with a navy blue blazer.
More Photos Here
    |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Kate Middleton: National Portrait Gallery Gal | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
|
|
|
|
|
Stepping out for some Olympic fun, Kate Middleton attended the ?Road to 2012: Aiming High? exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England this morning (July 19).
The Duchess of Cambridge smiled beautifully for the press as she fulfilled her role as an official patron, and viewed photographs that were commissioned to document the preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Always the clotheshorse, Ms. Middleton had everyone?s attention in her length sleeve Olympian blue crepe shift dress by Stella McCartney.
Also in the house for the big event were 30 VIP guests including Ruth Mackenzie, Jeremy Hunt, and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
More Photos Here
    |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | Kate Middleton & Prince William Show off New Dog at Beaufort Polo Club | | Added 12 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
|
|
|
|
|
Enjoying a day with the family, Kate Middleton and Prince William were spotted at the Beaufort Polo Club's exhibition match, in the United Kingdom?s National Arboretum.
The Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge brought their adorable new cocker spaniel puppy Lupo to show off to their cousins as the girls watched the 29-year-old hunk participate in the polo match.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, the brunette beauty spent her morning with schoolchildren at an 'Expanding Horizons' Primary School camp in Kent, England.
Kate sat around the fire and talked to the children and when she left one camper said, ?I asked her what it was like to be a princess. She said she gets treated very well and William is very sweet and kind and spoils her."
More Photos Here
    |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| | | 5.831.121
Photos Online+ 39.736 past week
2.779
Users Online | | |
| | | | | | | | We Salute
Jennifer Morrison
Photos of Jennifer Morrison will not count in your daily view limit, if you are a registered member
Tribute ends in
4 days | | |
| | |
|
