How much privacy are celebrities entitled to enjoy?

The British royal family on Buckingham Palace balcony after Prince William and Kate Middleton were married. Kate wears a wedding gown by Sarah Burton. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Recently, Britain's Prince William and his wife were photographed on a private beach in the south of France, where she was sunbathing topless.  The couple sued and kept the pictures out of the paper.  But by then , the shots were on the internet.

http://gawker.com/5943253/these-topless-photos-of-kate-middleton-put-us-at-two-for-three-on-royal-nudie-pic-scandals

At least one publication claimed to have shots of her "el buffo."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/kate-middleton-naked-photos-bottomless-se-og-hor-topless-pics_n_1922685.html

How much privacy can a celebrity couple, such as these royals, expect?  How much should the law enforce?  Here's one commentator's take on the issue:

http://verdict.justia.com/2012/10/02/i-see-london-i-see-france

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