Kate Middleton topless storm continues as Irish newspaper editor suspended

censorship is the enemy of freedom and democracy,shame on the repressive star ownership,boycott the rag, until the editor is reinstated, people should be more aware of the massive threat to press freedom that is under way as we speak.ie the levenson inquisition in london.the press is facing its most serious threat ever,.by the great and the powerfull.

Bocktherobber, seamus60,Beedee... With the way the press hounded Di and Fergie, both Will and Kate know they live in a media fish bowl. Social media and YouTube was not around back then which makes their present day actions simply stupid.

IrelandNorth......what on earth are you dribbling about?

McNamara31........ She was thinking she was having some private time with her husband, enjoying the sun, relaxing between engagements. But a 'peeper' ruined it by trying to turn it into another "Royal Scandal"!! Do you have a husband/wife? have you ever been topless together without the possibility of some AH taking pictures of you, then publishing them?

Maybe she was just thinking "to hell with it my boobs need a tan" and its 2012 not 1950.

She was thinking, "I'm a mile away from any public road. What sort of grubby little man would climb a tree with a telephoto lens at that distance?"

What was she thinking?

Double standards by press barons who objectify English working class girls, and hue-and-cry about the paparazzi long range telephoto lensing of aristocrats in the south of France. Qualitative differences? Yet privacy laws should be as stringent in constitutional democracies like Ireland as in constitutional monarchies like England.

Oooops! So much for press freedom. Just had an insightful comment phished (by the censor?) again.

I really don't know what the fuss is all about. Check out any photo of Kate (clothed) and you can plainly see she's as flat as a plank!

Storm? I say it nothing more that a tempest in a B cup!

Aloistmartin, my contribution---Michelle Obama, Janet Nepolitano, Nancy Pelosi, to name a few. I wonder what photographer would climb up a tree to get a shot of those females.

The publishing of the photos of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing in the privacy of their vacation residence has nothing whatsoever to do with Freedom of the Press. Hooray for the French court which ruled in favor of the Royal Couple. Of course it is notable that both the French magazine "Closer" and the Italian one which also did what the Daily Star did (CHI Magazine) are both owned by the disgraced former Prime Minister of Italy. Now why should Ireland stoop to such a level as invading one's privacy to sell a few papers? Or was it published to tarnish the image of the couple? Guess what? It won't work. Even my 93 year mother saw the outrage of such use of private time photos.

Typical Shatter he wants to curb the freedom of the press to impress his British masters.All because someone took a photo of titless Kate.

Climbing a tree and taking a picture of a girl sunbathing a mile away. Classy.