Kate Middleton 'Furious' Over Publication of Revealing Photo, Considering Legal Action
Duchess Kate Middleton is reportedly "furious" at the German tabloid that printed a photograph of her bare bottom. The royal couple is considering taking action against the tabloid, but now a new publication has purchased the photograph and is running it in its pages as well.
"Kate realizes she has a very public life," a source told the Daily Star. "But she does believe she's entitled to a certain amount of privacy. She doesn't expect to see her naked [expletive] splashed across a German tabloid. She's furious. She and Prince William are once again considering their legal options."
The photograph in question was taken while the couple was in Australia. A gust of wind caught Kate's skirt as she had her back turned to the photographers, and they were able to capture photos of her bare bottom. First the German tabloid Bild, and now Rupert Murdoch has purchased the photo to print in his Sydney Daily Telegraph.
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"It seems a bit ridiculous to expect the rest of the world's media to follow suit, particularly in a world in which flesh and commercialism go hand in hand," Telegraph writer Annette Sharp told The Guardian. "If the Duchess can't be bothered protecting herself by having hem weights sewn into her garments, why should the media protect her?"
The photographer who sold the photo has said she will donate the proceeds from the sale to a bushfire relief fund. During their trip to Australia, Kate and William met with victims of the devastating fires that destroyed more than 200 homes, making the donation all the more important.
In 2011, the royal couple took action against a French publication that ran photos of a topless Kate in its pages. The photographs had been taken by paparazzi while they were on a private vacation. They won the right to stop the publishing and sale of the photograph, a rare victory for the royal family, which has always had to deal with paparazzi and general invasions of privacy.
"It is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them," a spokesperson for Clarence House said at the time.
