Overview
- A Nanterre court found Paris Match infringed the privacy and image rights of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children over long‑lens photos from an April ski holiday.
- The order requires a judicial notice in the magazine, imposes a €10,000 per‑issue penalty until compliance, and directs the publisher to pay the couple’s French legal costs.
- Paris Match has now printed the court‑mandated notice acknowledging the breach, with the ruling also addressing material shared on the magazine’s social media pages.
- The expedited timeline saw proceedings filed on April 28, an oral hearing on June 19, an interim order on September 18, and a final order sealed on October 14.
- Represented in France by Alain Toucas‑Massillon via Mishcon de Reya, the couple welcomed the ruling, which Kensington Palace said affirms their right to private family life and their commitment to protecting their children.