Kate Middleton EXPOSED: French Magazine publishes Topless Photos of the Duchess [Photos]

Published On: Fri, Sep 14th, 2012

LONDON (AP) — A French magazine on Friday published what appeared to be photos of Prince William’s wife Kate Middleton sunbathing topless at a private house in southern France, prompting a strong condemnation from the royal family.

Officials said the royal family was considering legal action for a “grotesque and totally unjustifiable” invasion of privacy in the same country where William’s mother Princess Diana died while fleeing paparazzi. The couple was “saddened” by the use of the photos, which appear genuine, royal officials said.

The revealing pictures of the Duchess Catherine in Closer, a popular gossip magazine, were blurry and shot from a distance.