The paparazzi photo taken of Kate Middleton marked the first sighting of the British royal in 2024. So, why hasn’t it been plastered all over U.K. publications? According to a lawyer, the image taken of the Princess of Wales in Windsor, England, is a “breach of privacy.” However, that doesn’t mean it won’t be published in Britain soon. Or that Kensington Palace won’t try to put a stop to it.
Paparazzi photo violated Kate’s privacy, lawyer says
Amid much speculation about Kate online, from her whereabouts to her health, TMZ published an image of the 42-year-old. It came on March 4, 2024, nearly two months after Kate underwent a “planned” abdominal surgery from which she’s been recovering at home.
“It’s a breach of privacy essentially,” Mark Stephens, an attorney at U.K.-based law firm Howard Kennedy, said (via Newsweek). “It’s more difficult to…