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Three under investigation over topless Kate Middleton photos - source

PARIS (Reuters) - The publisher of a French celebrity magazine was placed under formal investigation for breach of privacy over the publication of topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge, a judicial source said on Wednesday. The photographer who snapped the pictures of the Duchess, or Kate Middleton, in the summer last year and a regional daily were also put under investigation, the last step in France before being charged, the source said.

A baby girl for William and Kate?

Prince William's wife Catherine is normally careful to protect her privacy, so Britain's newspapers seized Wednesday on what appeared to be a rare slip of the tongue suggesting that her unborn baby is a girl. The Duchess of Cambridge, 31, was overheard telling a well-wisher offering a gift for the new royal heir that she would take it "for my d...", before stopping herself, according to media reports.

British novelist slams 'plastic' Kate

British novelist Hilary Mantel faced a right royal backlash on Tuesday after describing Prince William's wife Catherine as a "shop window mannequin" with a "plastic smile" whose only purpose is to breed. Prime Minister David Cameron waded in to the row by criticising the double Booker Prize-winning author's comments as "completely wrong", while Britain's patriotic press leapt to the defence of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

Off with her head: UK author slams 'plastic' Kate

British novelist Hilary Mantel faced a right royal row on Tuesday after describing Prince William's wife Catherine as a "shop window mannequin" with a "plastic smile" whose only purpose is to breed. Prime Minister David Cameron criticised the double Booker Prize-winning author's comments as "completely wrong" while Britain's patriotic press leapt to the defence of the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

Australian magazine says Kate bump pictures 'beautiful'

An Australian women's magazine Wednesday defended its decision to publish pictures of a bikini-clad Duchess of Cambridge which show her baby bump, saying they were a "beautiful" set of images. Woman's Day is set to run shots of Prince William's wife Catherine taken while the royal couple were holidaying on the Caribbean island of Mustique in their next edition out Monday.

British royals condemn Italian mag for Kate baby bump pics

Britain's royal family on Tuesday expressed disappointment after an Italian magazine said it would print paparazzi pictures of Prince William's wife Catherine showing her pregnant belly. St James's Palace said the move by Chi magazine, which is owned by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, breached the royal couple's right to privacy. "We are disappointed that photographs of the Duke and Duchess on a private holiday look likely to be published overseas," a St James's Palace spokeswoman said in a statement to AFP.
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