The Local France

French magazine must pay 190,000 euros over Kate Middleton topless pics

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:11:53 +0200

A French court ruled Tuesday that a French celebrity magazine must pay 100,000 euros in damages to Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate over topless photos of the duchess published in 2012.

Trial over topless Kate snaps delayed by four months

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:11:17 +0100

The trial of six media representatives over the publication of topless photos of Prince William's wife Catherine in France that caused a scandal in Britain was on Tuesday delayed until May.

Queen Elizabeth at 90: Is she really fluent in French?

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:34:46 +0200

On Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, it's time to examine how good her majesty's French really is.

Monaco's royals celebrate birth of twins

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:34:00 +0100

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene welcomed their twin babies Gabriella and Jacques into the world, with Jacques automatically becoming the heir to the centuries-old Grimaldi dynasty that rules the wealthy principality.

French minister Royal denies ban on cleavage

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:09:00 +0200

Ségolène Royal, France’s new minister for the environment has been forced to deny reports on Thursday that she had introduced some strict new rules for her staff, including a ban on women wearing low cut tops at work. However a French TV show claims to have found proof of the ban.

Royal Navy saves lives of six French fishermen

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:12:00 +0100

French and British seamen have shown little love for each other over the years but at the weekend the British Royal Navy showed differences can be put aside when it saved the lives of six Breton sailors, who were trapped in a sinking trawler in stormy seas.

France celebrates birth of royal baby in Monaco

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:42:00 +0100

Charlotte Casiraghi, the eldest daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco, has given birth to a son, the Riviera principality's royal palace announced on Wednesday.

Hollande ex-partner angry over adultery ad

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 11:34:00 +0100

Ségolène Royal, the former partner of French President François Hollande, has reacted angrily to the use of her likeness in a controversial billboard campaign advertising a particularly naughty website.

French expert links UK royal baby to Muhammad

Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:41:00 +0200

The baby's relations will stretch from a simple Parisian actress via the Dracula princes in Romania, to even an Islamic sultan from Seville in Spain, who descended from the Muslim Prophet Mohammed, experts say.

Saudi prince spends €15m on Disneyland trip

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:16:00 +0200

A young Saudi prince treated himself to a particularly memorable visit to Eurodisney, it emerged on Monday, spending €15 million for just 72 hours at the theme park near Paris. He is only the latest Saudi royal to make a splash in the city.

British royal begins landmark visit to Paris

Mon, 27 May 2013 14:52:40 +0200

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, begins her first solo official visit abroad on Monday, a two-day sojourn to Paris that will include a trip to a charity of which she is a leading patron, a tour of the Louvre, and a stop at a haute couture workshop.

Royal fumes over Hollande snub

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:51:00 +0200

Ségolène Royal, the mother of French President Francois Hollande's four children, has rekindled the country's favourite gossip saga by voicing fury at being snubbed by her former partner.

'Dallas comes to the Elysée' as Royal kicked out

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:09:00 +0200

Twin rivalries – one political, the other amorous – doomed Ségolène Royal, former partner of French President François Hollande, to suffer a humiliating defeat in Sunday's legislative polls.

Trierweiler under fire over indiscreet Tweet

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:01:00 +0200

French President Francois Hollande faced his first political storm Wednesday as his rightwing opponents looked to exploit an incendiary tweet by his partner just days ahead of a parliamentary election.

First lady in Twitter swipe at her man's ex

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:33:00 +0200

With a single tweet, France's first lady managed on Tuesday to take a swipe at her man's ex, put herself publicly at odds with the president, and throw a spanner in the works of his Socialist party.