Those Pictures

It is very distressing for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, multitudes think of them affectionately as Wills and Kate, to have to brave their own scandal of privacy invasion, while on an important overseas tour. Now it transpires that the decision to sue the publishers of the pictures in France has provoked an Italian magazine to jump on the bandwagon and print the pictures next week in a special issue. Driven by the backlash against the judgement of the Sun in publishing the Prince Harry photos, all the UK media have shown commendable restraint, perhaps because of the shadow of Levenson looming large everywhere in medialand.

This incident demonstrates an uncomfortable truth. Celebrity, including Royal celebrity, depends for its very existence on the media. Without the media nobody would know who almost all of them are. Yet, like a forest fire, when out of control, or set upon a hostile course, the media can consume and destroy. No laws will stop this nor regulation prevent it. It may very well be that you cannot have the one without the other. It may also be that when things go wrong, it is best to treat the crisis with dignified detachment and move on.

2 Responses to “Those Pictures”

  1. Shelby says:

    I didn’ think about that. Interesting

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