NEW AGONY FOR KATE AND WILLS OVER TOPLESS PICTURES: Italian Magazine Set To Publish 26-Page Photo Special Of Them On Holiday In South Of France

An Italian gossip magazine is set to follow a French publication in printing topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, it was reported today [Sep 15].


Chi is understood to be planning a 26-page photo special of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on holiday in the south of France, to run in an edition next week, said the BBC.

The move comes despite St James's Palace describing the publication of the photos of Kate in French magazine Closer yesterday as a 'grotesque and totally unjustifiable' invasion of privacy, and the announcement that the royal couple will sue its publishers.

Princess Diana was once the target for Chi magazine

Chi Editor Alfonso Signorini said:
'The fact that these are the future rulers of England makes the article more interesting and topical’.

'This is a deserving topic because it shows in a completely natural way the daily life of a very famous, young and modern couple in love’.

Both Chi and the French edition of Closer are published by the Mondadori media group, which is owned by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

The British edition of Closer has distanced itself from the decision made by its French counterpart, which is run by a different company.

A number of British newspapers have been offered the photos but so far are unanimous in their condemnation of them being published.