Topless Kate Photos: Irish Tabloid Newspaper Publishes Pictures

THE GUARDIAN: Irish Daily Star prints topless photos with Italian gossip mag owned by Silvio Berlusconi planning to follow suit with 26-page photo special

The Irish edition of the Daily Star has published topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge despite it being part of a British-owned media group which has promised to respect the privacy of the Royal Family.

Its editor, Mike O'Kane, said the pictures did not feature in the Northern Ireland or British editions.

The Daily Star is partly owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell Group, which also owns Channel 5.

Responding to reports that the Irish Daily Star has published topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, St James's Palace said: "There can be no motivation for this action other than greed."

The Italian publication Chi is also set to follow the French gossip magazaine Closer in printing topless photographs of the duchess. » | Lisa O'Carroll, Conal Urquhart, and agencies | Saturday, September 15, 2012