The one and only time I sunbathed topless I was in France. I
was 18, staying in a chalet in a ski resort in the summer with my future
husband. I hadn’t been outside long when I was interrupted by helicopters
flying low and slowly overhead. I didn’t think much of it though and continued
to sunbathe.
Later that day I spoke to my Dad. “Did you see it?” he asked
excitedly.
“See what?”
“The Tour De France. It passed through the village today and
only comes through every four years.”
“Oh” I responded, the cogs slowly clinking in my brain.
“Yes, it was all live on Eurosport, I watched at home”.
“Oh! That was what the helicopters were then, they were
FILMING!” Ah, the penny drops.
Bollocks.
I never did sunbathe topless again. I just couldn’t face the
thought of someone seeing me. In the case of Kate Middleton though, I am shocked that the prospect of these pictures being published has come about, I think she
is entitled to the very little privacy she gets. Yes, she married a prince.
Yes, she knows that this means their lives will be scrutinised. Maybe she
should have thought about the fact that there were undoubtedly paparazzi hiding
in the hope of some pictures. Do you know what though, maybe, just maybe, it
would be refreshing if there weren’t paparazzi taking pictures of our future
Queen sunbathing. Surely she is entitled to some privacy? If she is not, then
surely she should have a right to not have pictures of her sunbathing topless
shown to the world. Or is that considered our right now, to see other pictures of people who are
relaxing in private?
As a woman, I find even the consideration of publishing
these photos offensive. Surely we have a right that a photo of us semi-naked on
holiday would not be published in a magazine? How would you feel if it happened
to you? OK, so you are probably not a future Queen but I imagine that you would
be pretty horrified. Whatever happened to the idea of a private life? Or am I
just being naïve, thinking that someone who has chosen to marry a Prince should
be entitled to some privacy?
Why do the press think that people want to see these
pictures? Or for that matter, any pictures of any ‘famous’ person sunbathing
topless. I don’t care and I don’t want to see what someone else does in private
on their holidays splashed around the internet. It doesn’t interest me and I
don’t see why anyone else would be interested either.
