Overview
- Paris Match published a judicial notice on Thursday acknowledging that its article and long‑lens photos of the April Alps trip, including posts on its social media, infringed the family's private life and image rights.
- The Nanterre court ordered the magazine to pay the couple’s French legal costs, with a €10,000 per‑issue penalty set as a deterrent for any failure to publish the notice.
- Summary proceedings were filed on April 28, an oral hearing took place on June 19, an interim order was issued by Judge Sandrine Gil on September 18, and the ruling was finalized on October 14.
- Kensington Palace said the case was brought on principle to protect the children’s privacy, and the couple warned they will act again to enforce those boundaries.
- Paris Match, part of LVMH, had run the photos and details from the private ski holiday featuring Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in its April edition.