- - Kate Middleton and Prince William Win Legal Case Involving Vacation Photos with Their 3 Kids: 'Grossly Intrusive'

Simon PerryOctober 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM

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Princess Kate and Prince William in Northern Ireland on Oct. 14,2025 -

Prince William and Princess Kate won a legal case against the publishers of French magazine Paris Match Magazine

The publication shared images and details from the couple's April vacation with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

A court ruled that the magazine infringed on the family's privacy

Kate Middleton and Prince William won a legal case against the publisher of a French magazine after pictures were shared of them and their three children on a skiing vacation in April.

A French court found that Paris Match infringed on their privacy when it published pictures of them, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, and ran details of their time on vacation in the Alps.

The couple considered the article to be "grossly intrusive" and began proceedings against the magazine's publishers soon after publication on April 16, 2025. A spokesperson for the royals warned that they won't hesitate to do so again in their efforts to ensure that their children grow up "without undue scrutiny and interference."

While William and Kate's legal team initially sought compensation, the couple told the court they would prefer the publication of the judicial notice — something that happened on Thursday, Oct. 30.

A spokesperson for the couple said in a statement to PEOPLE, “Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, have been successful in legal proceedings brought in France against the owner of Paris Match, which published a grossly intrusive article and long-lens paparazzi photographs of their private family holiday in the Alps in April."

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Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Kate and Princess Charlotte at Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025

The statement continued: "The ruling affirms that, notwithstanding their public duties as members of the Royal Family, Their Royal Highnesses and their children are entitled to respect for their private lives and family time, without unlawful interference and intrusion."“The Prince and Princess of Wales are committed to protecting their private family time and ensuring that their children can grow up without undue scrutiny and interference. They will not hesitate to take such action as is necessary to enforce those boundaries," the spokesperson said.

Ms. Sandrine Gil, President of the First Chamber of the Nanterre Court, ruled in September that the magazine infringed on the family's privacy and image rights. The legal costs of the couple have been paid by the publishers of Paris Match, it is understood.

While the couple could have received compensation in the case, as it was initially sought, they asked for a publication of a judicial notice in the magazine, which has now happened.

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Princess Kate and, from left, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince William and Prince George walking to church on Dec. 25, 2024

It read: "By order dated 18 September 2025, the urgent applications judge of the Nanterre Judicial Court found that the publication of an article and photographs in the magazine Paris Match issue no 3962 dated 10 April 2025, in addition to the publication that was made on the social media pages of Paris Match, had infringed the respect due to their private life and the rights The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children have on their image."

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Princess Kate and Prince William at the Natural History Museum in London on Sept. 4, 2025

This is not the first time William and Kate have undertaken court proceedings in France after intrusive images were taken. In 2012, after some long-lens photos were taken of Kate sunbathing topless in southern France, they pursued another court case.

The palace issued a statement at the time, calling the publication of the images “unjustifiable.” They were taken at a vacation home owned by David Linley, the current Lord Snowdon.

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“Their Royal Highnesses have been hugely saddened to learn that a French publication and a photographer have invaded their privacy in such a grotesque and totally unjustifiable manner,” the spokesman said. “The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting" for being so.

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