'The Sun' publishes Prince Harry naked Las Vegas photos
Published Aug 23 2012, 22:30 BST | By Colin Daniels
The Sun newspaper has decided to publish the naked pictures of Prince Harry.Nude photos of the royal partying in a Las Vegas hotel room emerged yesterday on US website TMZ.
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They were picked up by other publications, but St James's Palace sent legal letters to British newspapers, claiming that publishing the images would constitute an intrusion into the Prince's privacy.
However, the pictures will now run in tomorrow's (August 24) edition of The Sun accompanied by the headline 'Heir it is!' and the sub-heading 'Pic of naked Harry you've already seen on the internet'.
St James's Palace has responded to the announcement by saying: "Newspapers regulate themselves, so the publication of the photographs is ultimately a decision for editors to make."
The Sun's managing editor David Dinsmore said that the publication came to the decision in order to protect "the freedom of the press".
Video - Sun managing editor David Dinsmore explains Prince Harry photo decision:
"We've thought long and hard about this. The Sun is a responsible paper and it works closely with the Royal family. We take heed of their wishes," he said.
"We're also big fans of Prince Harry, he does a huge amount of work for this country and for the military and for the image of both of those institutions.
"We are not against him letting his hair down once in a while. For us this is about the freedom of the press.
"This is about the ludicrous situation where a picture can be seen by hundreds of millions of people around the world on the internet, but can't be seen in the nation's favourite paper read by eight million people every day."
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Neil Wallis, the former executive editor of the News of the World, previously said that British newspapers' decision not to print the photos showed they had been "neutered" by the Leveson Inquiry.
Harry won the support of Digital Spy readers following the scandal, with 62.2% saying his antics were "fantastic".
Photo gallery - Prince Harry's wild antics in pictures:
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Prince Harry entertains Team GB gold medalists Laura Trott and Jason Kenny at the women's beach volleyball final at London 2012.
Don't know what the fuss is in all honesty as it isn't the first time i've ran around naked in a hotel room in vegas...with other naked women too i tell ya but hey what happens in vegas stays in vegas...
On one other note though, it'll probs be the only time we see any real crown jewels ;)
August 26th 2012 at 11:28pm
Scum Paper!! Why dont they just do one and stop that piece of rag they call a paper...cheap and pathetic just to get a story,wouldnt even use it as toilet paper!!!!
August 24th 2012 at 10:38pm
Why is it scum?
August 24th 2012 at 10:45pm
Harry should be able to live life like any guy his age! yes i understand he has responsibly to the country, but come on!! shame on the person who sold the pics for nothing more than self gain and profit! where is the trust these days? even Harry should have some time to live life like a (as close as he can get) to a normal life style.
August 24th 2012 at 10:37pm(+1 like)
To be fair to The Sun, they COULD'VE published the photos days ago, but they held back. Their argument is that the pics are already everywhere, so it wouldn't make much difference now. That's fair enough
August 24th 2012 at 10:33pm
Harry didn't make it to Page 3 then?
August 24th 2012 at 9:36pm