[cbvanb]

Except that it wasn’t in public. Even Royals have some expectation that there are limits to violations of their privacy. This is getting ridiculous.

[raybbr]

Wasn’t in public? Since when is there privacy on the open water?

[verum ago]

Except that it wasn’t in public

But the photographer took the pics from a public road!!1!eleven!!

Yes, I'm being facetious. Having inadvertently seen one of the (censored) pics, it appears that "visible from a public road" means "somewhat visible through a high-magnification telephoto lens and even then so distant as to need serious blowing up of the image."

Actually, I'm not sure if the Royals have a case here, but what it's a shame that this situation has come about at all- if I saw somehow saw someone topless 400 yds from the road, I think I'd just look somewhere else and not care much about it.

I think that, all legalities notwithstanding, a reasonable expectation of privacy should just be a matter of common decency.

Now Prince Harry on the other hand...

[bgill]

Except that it wasn’t in public.

Outside is most definitely public. An open window is public if you can be seen from outside. Kate knows there are cameras on her 24/7 so it was her own stupidity for wandering around topless outside. With all the publicity Harry got over his nudie pics a few days ago, maybe she was wanting some attention herself. Either way, she should know better. The future queen, of all people, needs to be minding her p's and q's and take to heart that old saying about not doing something you would want to tell your grandmother.