Unsurprisingly, 'The Sun' newspaper has broken ranks and become the first British newspaper to publish the now infamous pictures of Prince Harry cavorting in Las Vegas.
The managing editor of the paper has claimed that publication is in the public interest and justified. While the story may be a matter of public interest, it is hard to see how printing salacious photographs of this stupid young man can actually be of interest to any but the most prurient of its readers.
Clearly, 'The Sun' is seeking to raise its profile after the catastrophic revelations of the Leveson Committee and it's quite possible that Rupert Murdoch is also more than happy to be putting up two fingers to the British establishment.
With any luck, this story will run its course over the next few days and we will then be able to go back to reading real news rather than over-hyped celebrity tripe. Does anyone remember the recession or the Euro-crisis, neither of which has gone away ?
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