The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were all smiles in France in March on their first official visit to the country during an official photo shoot. But it's the unplanned one that happened at a chateau in 2012 that has them firing back at French media.

The royal couple is suing a French tabloid over topless photos taken while the duchess was sunbathing topless at the private villa. The pictures were taken from a long-lens camera when the couple was on vacation. The palace has called the photos a grotesque invasion of privacy, comparing them with the kind of harassment Princess Diana faced. In many ways, this lawsuit is a way of trying to prevent history from repeating itself.

Prosecutors were in court Tuesday hearing the case filed against three photographers and the owner of gossip magazine Closer. The publication is charged with invading the privacy of Kate by snapping and printing the photos, reports [link=co...