The French police gave an update on the Kate Middleton topless scandal and according to reports; the photographer responsible for the said photos has been named.

Prince William and Kate Middleton were shocked when a set of photos were published by French magazine, Closer. The photos showed the couple sunbathing around the balcony of a French chateau and worse, it showed the Duchess without her bikini top. This violation of their privacy enraged Prince William, who demanded the arrest of the photographer to French courts.

Now that a name has been handed to French police, it seems that the freedom of this freelance photographer will not be for long.

"A name has been offered. The photographer is expected to be held for questioned imminently." said a source as reported by News.om.au. The French law states that anyone who breaches or violates privacy is subject to jail time (more than one year) or fining.

The court ruling that favored the royal couple states:

"These snapshots which showed the intimacy of a couple, partially naked on the terrace of a private home, surrounded by a park several hundred metres from a public road, and being able to legitimately assume that they are protected from passersby, are by nature particularly intrusive."

The courts added that the paparazzi showed a "brutal display" of this violation.

Valerie Suau, a civilian who also took photos of the royal couple while on their French vacation said there were no policemen around the Chateau's immediate area, and many others were taking snapshots as well.

"There were other people around, including walkers and cyclists, as well as staff at the chateau. The Duchess was sure to have known this, and perhaps should have been a bit more careful about displaying her body in such a prominent position." said Suau in a report.

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Not only will the Italian magazine Chi publish a 26-page spread of the now infamous Kate Middleton photos, the editors have announced that they’ll run fifty photos of the Duchess of Cambridge. Chi magazine also purports it’s in possession of over 200 photographs of Middleton topless. William reportedly told friends he wants to see the paparazzi arrested.

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, make a toast in the honour of Queen Elisabeth's Diamond Jubilee at a British Gala reception at the Eden Hall in Singapore

The drama surrounding the topless photos of Kate Middleton continued Saturday as Richard Desmond announced he would end his joint-venture relationship with the Irish Daily Star because of the tabloid's decision to run the images. The topless photos of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, ran in Saturday's issue of the Irish Daily Star, according to Sky News.

A court in Nanterre, France scored a victory for Kate Middleton and the rest of the royal family on Tuesday, when it ordered the French tabloid Closer to turn over all digital photos of the Duchess of Cambridge or face a $12,000 daily fine.