The main news
today has been the outrage, involving private photos being printed in a French
Closer magazine of the new darling of the Royal Family Kate Middleton.
Kate and
Prince William are currently on a tour of the Far East and their faces
throughout today when they were in Kuala Lumpur said it all. Both were furious and rightly so.
Legal action
has already been started against the French magazine involved, while the editor
remains completely blind and says it is a ‘wonderful scoop.’
Is it though
or just stupidity for the pictures to be printed?
We all
deserve some privacy in life, whether that might be regarding photographs, engagements and private issues.
Now, if an
individual is caught doing something they shouldn’t be in a public place, like
urinating against a cash machine (I’m talking to you Antony Costa) or being
caught snogging someone you shouldn’t be – then the question of privacy
shouldn’t be answered.
A real crossing of the line
If you are so
stupid to start snorting cocaine in a bar and get snapped by the paparazzi then
you have no-one really to blame but yourself for being a complete loon.
And some people do need to earn a living and
if that’s snapping celebrities in public, then it is.
However,
there is a real crossing of the line with this incident, as there was when
British racing driver Lewis Hamilton was daft enough to publish confidential
telemetry data via Twitter from a standard McLaren engineering meeting at the
Belgian Grand Prix last month.
Some things
are meant to remain a secret, that’s how life is. Everyone is entitled to having some quiet, a
bit of privacy.
In Kate and
William’s case, it was a private holiday in France last week. They are often in the public eye and deserved
a bit of relaxation and quality time together, away from the spotlight.
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Although
there might be question marks about how the photographer got the shots of Kate
sunbathing topless, the point is that the photos shouldn’t have been taken and
even if they had, they should never have been published.
French Closer
magazine feel they can accept a fine for breaking French privacy law to boost
readership circulation.
Only thing is
they have made themselves very unpopular with many British people.
We all can do silly things
Sometimes, we
all can do silly things in a public venue and I’ve been on nights out with
friends from sixth form and course buddies from University in the past.
I have had
moments of crazy dancing moves (supposedly!) and photos where I look like I’ve
had way too much to drink.
And although
it can often be embarrassing, Facebook is sometimes a good place to share these
sorts of things, through lovely photos or grained video clips from mobile
phones.
However, with
the recent incident involving Prince Harry in a hotel room and now this with
Kate Middleton, some private moments that should have remained private have now
unfortunately entered the public eye.
It is a stark
reminder that we all deserve some privacy, regardless of who you are.
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