Prince Harry is currently deployed in Afghanistan.
Highlights
- Prince Harry, who complained to Britain's press watchdog after his nude photographs cavorting with friends on a holiday in Las Vegas were published recently, had decided not to pursue the matter further.
- 27-year-old Harry, the third-in-line to the throne, is an Apache pilot. He is currently deployed in Afghanistan.
- A spokeswoman for St James's Palace said: "Having considered the matter now for a number of weeks, we have decided not to pursue a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) on behalf of Prince Harry in respect of the photos of the Prince taken in Las Vegas".
- "We remain of the opinion that a hotel room is a private space where its occupants would have a reasonable expectation of privacy", she said.
- Since Prince Harry was "focused entirely on his deployment in Afghanistan", pursuing a complaint relating to his private life "would not be appropriate at this time and would prove to be a distraction", the spokeswoman added.
- The photos, first published by TMZ, a US-based website, were later published in the UK by The Sun tabloid.
- The photos are believed to have been taken on a camera phone.
- The PCC has received more than 850 complaints about The Sun's publication of Harry's nude photos, media reports said.
Prince Harry, who complained toBritain's press watchdog after his nude photographs cavortingwith friends on a holiday in Las Vegas were publishedrecently, had decided not to pursue the matter further.
27-year-old Harry, the third-in-line to the throne, is anApache pilot. He is currently deployed in Afghanistan.
A spokeswoman for St James's Palace said: "Havingconsidered the matter now for a number of weeks, we havedecided not to pursue a complaint with the Press ComplaintsCommission (PCC) on behalf of Prince Harry in respect of thephotos of the Prince taken in Las Vegas".
"We remain of the opinion that a hotel room is a privatespace where its occupants would have a reasonable expectationof privacy", she said.
Since Prince Harry was "focused entirely on hisdeployment in Afghanistan", pursuing a complaint relating tohis private life "would not be appropriate at this time andwould prove to be a distraction", the spokeswoman added.
The photos, first published by TMZ, a US-based website,were later published in the UK by The Sun tabloid.
The photos are believed to have been taken on a cameraphone.
The PCC has received more than 850 complaints about TheSun's publication of Harry's nude photos, media reports said.