The Royal Fuss - snore

[WorkingMummy]

Is anyone else bored at best, at worst pretty annoyed, by the latest expression of "disappointment" from St James' Palace over sunny pictures of the "Cambridge Three" (him, her and the wee bump) on an exclusive beach, in swimsuits, being - shock horror - printed in an Italian glossy?

Chi magazine is not exactly my cup of tea: I prefer the FT. And I realise this might be an unpopular view. But it bewilders me that the "expectation of privacy" of the Cambridges - or any other ridiculously wealthy and privileged person - should be treated as a newsworthy topic by the BBC. And while I have no interest in viewing the pictures myself, I find the obscuring of the "offending" shots on BBC images of the Chi front page as, well, just silly.

Hgrumf!

[Mick Mac]

Are you Scottish? "the wee bump"

But yes - I found it laughable. If you are super famous and want privacy, stay indoors. Swimsuit photos should be ok.

[Topless photos I disagree with completely however]

[WorkingMummy]

Scottish grandmother. Who would have disapproved of topless photos too. But would have laughed at the idea that anybody should have a legally enforceable "expectation" entitling her to take her top off under gods own sunshine without anyone other than her husband and a few servants seeing her xxxxxxxx. (Scottish word for breasts.)

[Loz]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> [Topless photos I disagree with completely however]

Especially ones of Prince Philip.

[Chick]

There aint no ginger in the house of Windsor

[Mrs TP]

It is only the British Press who have the gentleman's agreement with Buck House not to take the piss and this wasn't even taking the piss, she was on a public beach and photographed by a member of the public who then passed the pix on (sold them?) to the Italian media etc.

I don't care whether or not these pix are published but no showy off bumpy in bikini = no pix. And I don't even think she was arsed about it but that it was blown up out of proportion by British Media who wouldn't use the pix. However, too funny that high and mighty British tv, always quick to snipe at the tabloids, paps, stills photogs, gossip mags etc goofed up when Eamonn Holmes showed the pix on This Morning - Doh!

On a slightly diff matter, I do think that despite all the rumours Prince Harry does look too much like Prince Phillip for them to be true.

Other than that I don't give a toss about the royals :)

[Alex K]

Scottish for baps -- would that be "mammocks"? Enquiring Sassenach minds want to know.