The Prince and Princess of Wales have successfully sued a magazine over the publication of their private photos.
Kensington Palace announced this afternoon that the couple won the legal battle over their holiday snaps with French magazine Paris Match.
The magazine published photos of the Waleses during their trip to the Alps in April.
The whole family was snapped skiing and relaxing on the balcony of their chalet.
A Kensington Palace spokesperson described it as “a grossly intrusive article”, saying that the couple are “committed to protecting their private family time” and that they “will not hesitate” to take action to enforce this.
Legal proceedings were issued in April, and the Nanterre court in France has ruled that the magazine infringed on the family’s privacy and image rights.
Paris Match was ordered to pay the couple’s legal fees and to print a notice acknowledging the breach of privacy.
The Prince and Princess wanted the note to be published, rather than seeking damages, because the case was a matter of principle.
An English translation of the notice reads:
‘By order dated 18 September 2025, the urgent applications judge of the Nanterre Judicial Court found that the publication of an article and photographs in the magazine Paris Match issue no 3962 dated 10 April 2025, in addition to the publication that was made on the social media pages of Paris Match, had infringed the respect due to their private life and the rights the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children have on their image’.
The photos were taken with a long-lens paparazzi lens, and a Palace spokesperson described it as “unlawful interference and intrusion”.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have successfully sued a magazine over the publication of their private photos.
Kensington Palace announced this afternoon that the couple won the legal battle over their holiday snaps with French magazine Paris Match.
The magazine published photos of the Waleses during their trip to the Alps in April.
The whole family was snapped skiing and relaxing on the balcony of their chalet.
A Kensington Palace spokesperson described it as “a grossly intrusive article”, saying that the couple are “committed to protecting their private family time” and that they “will not hesitate” to take action to enforce this.
Legal proceedings were issued in April, and the Nanterre court in France has ruled that the magazine infringed on the family’s privacy and image rights.
Paris Match was ordered to pay the couple’s legal fees and to print a notice acknowledging the breach of privacy.
The Prince and Princess wanted the note to be published, rather than seeking damages, because the case was a matter of principle.
An English translation of the notice reads:
‘By order dated 18 September 2025, the urgent applications judge of the Nanterre Judicial Court found that the publication of an article and photographs in the magazine Paris Match issue no 3962 dated 10 April 2025, in addition to the publication that was made on the social media pages of Paris Match, had infringed the respect due to their private life and the rights the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children have on their image’.
The photos were taken with a long-lens paparazzi lens, and a Palace spokesperson described it as “unlawful interference and intrusion”.
