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Johnson's Caribbean Christmas Holiday Was a Gift from Tory Donor

THE GUARDIAN: David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, provided PM’s accommodation

Boris Johnson’s Caribbean holiday over the New Year was a £15,000 gift from a wealthy and controversial Conservative donor, newly released documents disclose.

The prime minister and his partner Carrie Symonds accepted accommodation for a private holiday in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

David Ross, a Tory donor who co-founded the Carphone Warehouse chain, provided the accommodation, which was reportedly on the private island of Mustique, which is one of the Grenadines.

Ross, 54, has known Johnson for at least 15 years. He was a member of the London 2012 Board as a representative of then-London Mayor Johnson. » | Rajeev Syal | Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Kate Bikini Photos' Publication Defended By Australian Magazine Editor
Fiona Connolly, editor of Australian magazine Woman's Day, defends publishing pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge in a bikini on holiday in the Caribbean. Connolly decided to run the photographs after they were published by an Italian magazine on Wednesday, claiming that the duchess was on a public beach when the pictures were taken

Kate Middleton 'Baby Bump' Photos Published by Italian Magazine
THE GUARDIAN: Royal family protests as Chi prints shots of pregnant Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing in a bikini

An Italian magazine has infuriated the royal family after publishing paparazzi pictures of a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing in a bikini on a private holiday in the Caribbean.

The publication of the first royal "baby bump" photos comes months after the same gossip magazine, Chi, published topless pictures of the Duchess on a private holiday in France.

A royal spokeswoman said the publication was "a clear breach of the couple's right to privacy".

"We are disappointed that photographs of the duke and duchess on a private holiday look likely to be published overseas. This is a clear breach of the couple's right to privacy," added the spokeswoman for St James's Palace.

The pictures were taken on the Caribbean island of Mustique where the duchess and her husband, Prince William, are on holiday. They are said to show the duchess, formerly Kate Middleton, walking in the surf alongside the prince.

It is unclear whether the photographer was on the island or whether they were taken from a boat offshore. » | Lisa O'Carroll and Roy Greenslade | Tuesday, February 12, 2013

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Australian magazine to publish pictures of pregnant Duchess: An Australian magazine is to publish the photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge which have become the centre of a privacy storm. » | Hayley Dixon | Wednesday, February 13, 2013