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.
London:
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.