Six people went on trial today over the publication of photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless while on holiday in France.
The images of Kate - who was on a private holiday in the South of France with Prince William at the time - were printed in French magazine Closer and regional daily paper La Provence in September 2012.
The royal couple had been staying at a chateau belonging to Viscount David Linley - the son of Princess Margaret, the late sister of the Queen.
The editor of Closer in France Laurence Pieau, chief executive of the magazine's owner Ernesto Mauri, and two Paris-based agency photographers Cyril Moreau and Dominique Jacovides will appear on charges of invasion of privacy and complicity (via The Guardian).
Marc Auburtin - former publishing director of La Provence - and photographer Valerie Suau face similar charges.
It's suspected that Moreau and Jacovides took the long-lens photos, and police confirmed that two paparazzi were near the chateau during the pair's stay after combing through lists of hotel guests and telephone numbers. Both photographers have denied taking the topless pictures.
Meanwhile Pieau defended her decision to publish the images, claiming they were not in the "least shocking".
The publication of the photos shocked and disgusted the nation, and several newspapers rejected an offer to purchase them.
French authorities banned their reproduction and launched an investigation into how they were obtained. But they went on to appear in several other European publications including Italy's Chi, also owned by Mondadori, Ireland's Daily Star, and sister magazines in Sweden and Denmark.
The Duke and Duchess's lawyers immediately launched legal action and argued that photos were particularly distressing for the couple as it brought back painful memories of the death of Williams' mother Princess Diana, who was killed in a car accident while being pursued by paparazzi
Naomi Gordon is news writer mainly covering entertainment news with a focus on celebrity interviews and television.
