The Prince and Princess of Wales have won a legal battle against a French magazine which published photographs of their private ski holiday in April, Kensington Palace has said.
The images of the royal couple and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, during a break in the Alps had appeared in Paris Match magazine.
A Palace spokesperson described the pictures as "long-lens paparazzi photographs" and said the accompanying article was "grossly intrusive". The BBC has approached Paris Match for a response.
Prince William and Catherine are known to want to create as private a family life as possible for their three children, and to protect them from media intrusion.
"Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales, have been successful in legal proceedings brought in France against the owner of Paris Match, which published a grossly intrusive article and long-lens paparazzi photographs of their private family holiday in the Alps in April," the Kensington Palace spokesperson said on Thursday.
