Redeem now - Kate Middleton came face-to-face with Donald Trump on Monday — 7 years after the President criticized her for topless photos that were published in a French magazine.
- Back in 2012, Closer Magazine published photos of Middleton sunbathing from the terrace of a private holiday home she was staying at with Prince William, an incident which resulted in the publication paying $112,760 in damages to the couple.
- "Who wouldn't take Kate's picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing," Trump wrote on Twitter at the time.
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Donald Trump met the Duchess of Cambridge for the first time on Monday, at a state banquet hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
However, it wasn't the first time the two have made headlines together.
Back in 2012, French magazine Closer published photos of Middleton sunbathing topless.
Although photographers invaded the duchess' privacy by taking photos of her sunbathing on the terrace of the secluded villa she was staying in at the time, Trump still implied that Middleton was to blame for the incident.
—Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 17, 2012"Who wouldn't take Kate's picture and make lots of money if she does the nude sunbathing thing. Come on Kate!" Trump wrote in a tweet in September 2012.
At the time the pictures were taken, William and Middleton were staying in a private holiday home owned by the Queen's nephew, Viscount Linley.
After winning a lawsuit against the company, Closer were ordered to pay $112,760 in damages to the couple in 2017, according to Hello! Canada.
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"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are pleased that the court has found in their favour and the matter is now closed," said a Kensington Palace spokesperson at the time.
"This incident was a serious breach of privacy, and Their Royal Highnesses felt it essential to pursue all legal remedies. They wished to make the point strongly that this kind of unjustified intrusion should not happen."
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