The Kate Middleton topless photo scandal continues. Swedish magazine Se och Hor is the latest publication to publish photos of the Duchess of Cambridge from her vacation in France. Sister publication Se Og Hor in Denmark may publish even more.
On Wednesday,Se och Hor hit newsstands in Sweden with photos of topless Kate Middleton. The magazine only published 11 photos, but they reportedly have access to hundreds. The published photos are the same ones that were first published in French magazine Closer. Se och Hor often publishes photos of nude celebrities.
"It is nothing new to us to publish nude photos of celebrities on holiday,' said its chief editor Carina Lofkvist, according to the Daily Mail.
"We don't treat royalties different to other celebrities, so we would have published the photos anyway," she said. "We valued the news value."
Sister publication Se Og Hor is reportedly set to publish as many as 70 photos within a 16-page spread on Thursday. The magazine has 240 photos that were taken of Middleton during her vacation, at what she thought was a private chateau. Some of the photos include Middleton taking off her bikini bottom as well.
Se og Hor's editor Kim Henningsen sees no problem with publishing the photos even after other publications like French magazine Closer and Italy's Chi are facing legal action and have been mandated to hand the photos over.
"It's not the British Royal Palace who decide what Se og Hør should publish. That's my job," Henningsen told Showbizspy. "It is always relevant for us when a duchess and the future Queen of England is topless. If the British royal family want to sue us, then it will happen and we'll deal with it."
When asked if he would print nude photos of Denmark's Princess Mary, Henningsen took a jab at Middleton.
"Mary knows what to do as a royal. She would never be on pictures like this," he said.
While these publications continue to share the photos, France' Closer is facing the consequences. The French court ordered the magazine to stop publishing the photos and to hand over the originals within 24 hours of the ruling in addition to a 2,000 euro fine. The magazine must pay another 10,000 euros for each day that they don't hand over the photos.
It is not clear if the magazine has followed the order.
The Irish Daily Star newspaper, which also published the photos, is also feeling the pressure. The newspaper's editor was suspended and the board is considering shutting down the newspaper completely.
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