Sat November 24, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Images showed duchess sunbathing with Prince William in southern France
- The grainy pictures appear to be taken with a long camera lens
- Palace officials quickly blasted the images, calling them a "grotesque" invasion of privacyThe editor of the Irish Daily Star resigned Saturday "as a result of the publication on 15 September 2012," which revealed topless photos of the duchess of Cambridge, according to a statement from the paper.
The images showed
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, sunbathing, igniting a firestorm of
controversy in the British media and stern comments from Buckingham
Palace.
Michael O'Kane had been suspended earlier, following the publication.
British royals vs. the paparazzi
Kate's topless photos spark debate
Palace officials quickly blasted the images and their publication in what they called a "grotesque" invasion of privacy.
The grainy pictures
appear to have been taken with a long camera lens while the duchess and
her husband Prince William were staying at a private chateau in Provence
in southern France
St. James's Palace
officials said in September that they "believe a red line has been
crossed." The palace confirmed that the couple is taking legal action.
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