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| Valerie Suau says she was given free rein to take photos of the couple enjoying themselves in full view of the road |
A photographer who filmed the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing at the French chateau was last night revealed as a woman whose name is pronounced ‘sewer’.
Valerie Suau took pictures of Kate in her swimsuit, but not, she says, topless.
She described her pictures, published in France’s La Provence regional newspaper, as ‘all decent’.
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| X marks the spot: The long lens pictures taken of the topless Duchess were shot from the side of the road between trees around half a mile away from the chateau |
‘Valerie is concerned by the fuss and is keeping a low profile,’ said a colleague. Yesterday Ms Suau appeared to have reduced her internet presence, removing her profile picture from Facebook, for instance.
Ms Suau had expected the chateau to be heavily guarded. ‘She says she was given free rein to do what she liked – taking pictures of the couple enjoying themselves in full view of the road.’
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| The royal couple are considering legal action against Closer in France, but had to put that to one side as they attended a tea party held in their honour in Kuala Lumpur. |
‘There were other people around, including walkers and cyclists, as well as staff at the chateau.
The Duchess was sure to have known this, and perhaps should have been a bit more careful about displaying her body in such a prominent position.’
Ms Suau, who lives close to Chateau d’Autet, deep in the Provence countryside east of Avignon, told friends there was no sign of British or French police anywhere, so allowing ‘any photographer who wanted’ to take images.
It will raise further questions over the failure of royal protection police to stop the pictures being taken - or alert the couple to the danger.
Some were shot from a public road on a hill less than half-a-mile from the former hunting lodge, close to the medieval village of Viens, although it is possible to get closer on foot.
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