Overview
- A Nanterre judge found that Paris Match’s April article and long-lens photos from the Wales family’s private Alpine holiday infringed their private life and image rights.
- Summary proceedings were filed on April 28, an oral hearing took place in June, an interim order was issued on September 18 by Judge Sandrine Gil, and a final order was sealed on October 14.
- The latest Paris Match edition carries the judicial notice required by the court, and the publisher has paid the couple’s French legal costs.
- The order includes a €10,000 per-issue penalty for non-compliance with the publication of the notice.
- Kensington Palace said the ruling affirms the family’s privacy protections and reiterated the couple’s willingness to litigate to protect their children, echoing their earlier successful action in the 2012 Closer case.