Should the Royal Privates Be Kept Private?
With Prince William suing a French magazine for publishing pictures of his wife sunbathing topless, it begs the question, “How private do the royals have to be in order to prevent their privates becoming public?”
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"Another week, another royal nudity scandal,” writes the U.K. Huffington Post in reporting that Prince William is now suing a French magazine for publishing pictures of his wife sunbathing topless in the South of France. This comes on the heels of another nudity scandal just a couple of weeks before when pictures of Prince Harry’s “crown jewels” surfaced following a romp in a hotel suite. No lawsuit followed there, at least not that has been reported at this time, but Prince William’s distain for the invasion of his privacy is well documented. In the light of what happened to his mother, most sympathize with this sentiment. But there are others who question why the royals continue to act in such a way to attract so much public attention if they really don't want it.
So who is in the wrong here? Are the royals entitled to more privacy by virtue of who they are, or should they exercise more caution because of who they are?
Ryan Smith
9:48 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I don't think this situation is really comparable to Prince Harry's. William and Kate were sunbathing alone on a supposedly private balcony and, I think, had a reasonable expectation of privacy. It would be different if they'd been at a public beach, but as it is the photos were a clear invasion of their privacy.
Kim S
12:09 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
There's a diference between parting in Vegas with a group of strangers with cell phone cameras...and being at a private residence with some slimeball a half mile away with a good camera lens.
SUNKEN SUB
12:09 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Watch Braveheart
Longshanks had an opinion of this.:>
chloi
12:09 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
You got that right. There way off the road on 600 plus property. No one should be taken pictures of them. Something needs to be done about these people. next thing we'll be hearing about, is one of them getting hurt or worse (God forbid) because of these news crazy people. Lets hope not. And as far as Harry goes, the person that posted his pictures, is no better.
RL
12:15 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Yep. Conventional wisdom would dictate - if you can take a picture, you are certainly close enough to fire a rifle. The royal security detail needs to tighten up a bit.
R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"
4:32 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Send in the drones ...
David
1:36 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
At least they took the picture while Kate still has firm boobs. Glad they didn't wait to take pics after they droop to her knees.
Sharon Swanepoel
2:04 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Europe definitely has a different view of this. The Europeans find the rest of our views here in the Western World quite odd with regard to both breastfeeding and partial nudity. When the people from Britain or America go to Europe and blend in with the Europeans, it's not noticed. It's just when it's then shown "back home" that there is a reaction.
Racer X
6:35 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I agree with what you are saying but it was a French magazine that snapped up the pictures, funny that.
Tammy Osier
7:18 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I'm with RL on this. I would be more concerned with lack of enough SECURITY.
Racer X
6:36 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
It's true. The guy should have been shot by security.
Malcolm Boura
8:18 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
An alternative approach.
http://www.bn.org.uk/articles.php/_/campaigning/current-issues/censorship/duchess-of-cambridge-r164