French magazine loses appeal over topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge
20th September 2018
After issuing an appeal against the fine they were forced to pay when the French Magazine, Closer, published topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, the magazine once again lost.
In September 2017, the French court handed down a sentence to the magazine’s editor, Laurence Pieau, and publisher, Ernesto Mauri, who were fined 45,000 euros (£40,000). The two suspected photographers who took…