‘PIC’ ME UP: Kate Middleton is borne on a throne in the Solomon Islands yesterday. Later (inset), she and Prince William celebrate their court victory. (
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Kate Middleton was sitting pretty yesterday in more ways than one.
Not only did tribespeople in the Solomon Islands carry her around on a throne, her lawyers also scored a major legal victory in France in her topless-photo scandal.
The future queen — along with husband Prince William — then did a victory dance in grass hula skirts with the locals of Tuvalu.
The day capped the Diamond Jubilee Tour of the South Pacific for the young Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
In France, lawyers for the royal family secured a court-ordered injunction on the future publication of photos showing Middleton sunbathing topless while on vacation.
French gossip magazine Closer — which published a five-page spread of the snaps — was ordered to hand over the racy photos to the royal family within 24 hours of the ruling yesterday afternoon. The publication was also forbidden from distributing the photos to any other outlets.
“These snapshots, which showed the intimacy of a couple partially naked on the terrace of a private home, surrounded by a park several hundred meters from a public road, and being able to legitimately assume that they are protected from passers-by, are by nature particularly intrusive,” the French ruling stated, according to The Associated Press.
“[They] were thus subjected to this brutal display the moment the cover appeared.”
The magazine could face a fine of $13,000 per day if it continues to publish the pictures, and a $130,000 fine if they are sold.
Meanwhile, the royal family also filed a criminal complaint yesterday, giving prosecutors the ability to investigate who took the photos and to decide on charges, if any.
Police were hunting for the photographer late yesterday.