PCC receives over 150 complaints over The Sun's publication of Prince Harry photos

Paper says publishing the photos of the prince naked in a Las Vegas hotel room was in the public interest.

By Press Gazette Published 24 August 2012

Prince Harry. Photograph: Getty Images

Almost two-thirds of Britons believe The Sun was wrong to publish naked pictures of Prince Harry, according to a new poll.

Just 21 per cent felt publication was in the public interest, while 14 per cent of those surveyed had already seen the images – with almost half (48 per cent) saying they had no interest in seeing them on or offline.

The Usurv poll, which surveyed 1,000 adults across the UK online, found that more women (71 per cent) thought publication infringed his privacy compared to just 58 per cent of men.

The results come after the Press Complaints Commission revealed it had received more than 150 complaints over the photographs in today’s Sun.

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Mon, 2012-09-03 02:23 — Posh Tosh (not verified)

150 votes out of probably 50-60 million, hardly groundbreaking eh?
Will lose all their deposits at Westminster.

I remember when Marks and Sparks had a rather nice poster of a women in underwear and was tasteful. The poster was taken down after thirteen complaints from the area where the poster was situated and the rest came from Bradford, Birmingham and Luton. One City 35 miles away, one 90 miles away and the other about 170 miles away from where the poster was situated.

It was all controlled by the men with beards and others with hidden faces, and hey my cousin a lovely woman that has just died vowed she would fight against their control of a very low minor minority of fanatics having more clout than a sledge-hammer.

A week later men in beards asking me to take a leaflet, asked him what it was about, he could not speak English, looked at the demo outside Marks and Sparks.

Flags flying in one group for Pakistan, St Elswhere and Islam, another group came up flying flags from Israel, then one man got out a Union Flag and was told to take it down by a group of heavy geared-up police and escorted away.

It made me aware that you cannot be British in Britain - Do not get me wrong I hate the stooge Nick Griffin as he is just nothing - though has a few more , I think, members than the 150 votes that complained about the poster.

Is 150 the magic number that control the UK ?

Sun, 2012-09-02 13:11 — Bernadette Matthews (not verified)

Actually PCC had received 3500 complaints when last I looked.

Sun, 2012-08-26 23:21 — Agent (not verified)

As I understand it there are 60,000,000 people in Britain. 150 = one 40,000th of the population.

Sun, 2012-08-26 12:20 — hugh markey (not verified)

Now it's happening in real time. Elvis is back in the building. Yes, the real deal - not one of your impersonators. And in the pink. And we have PR*** Harry to thank. What an impresario! He's genuine A for Aces - 100% .promoter. Solad gold, buddy. Whadda booster. Sure could sell guns to the Injuns - if we had any left hereabouts. PR written all over his princely features.
Prompted by the Royal 'fail safe' Stand-by, some genius-boy has come up with the idea of reanimating the Prince of Pop by re-issuing the movie - 'Viva Las Vegas'. Y'know it could work. It's all there.
And the Elvis discography! GEEsus! Apropos ain' in it. Wait now, got a list.
Viva Las Vegas - a cert
Girls, Girls, Girls
Little Less Conversation
Playin' for Keeps
Follow That Dream
Doin' the Best I Can
Gotta Lot O' Livin' to do
Don't
You're so Square, baby
Paralyzed
Let's Have a Party
A Big Hunk Of LOve
Then the excuses! Yea, we know! But he's got to grow up sometime. Ever hear o 'the Playboy Prince' before. No, not the Student Prince; the guy's 27 or 28, a real he-man. Hair on his torso sorta thing. Yes, Nanny will be mad. And Granny too. But Harry's a red-(sorry) blooded boy and the opposite sex is bound to figure.
Anyway, if I m allowed - the groveling apologies. Special like - for the Monarchy groupies. That's acceptable language in showbiz, folks.
I got Stung
I slipped, I stumbled, I fell
Now and Then There's a Fool Such as I
Hard Headed Women
Mean Woman Blues
"Love for Sale" Naw, Elvis never even hummed it. Too sophisticated anyway and could be taken the wrong way - just like 'Mad About the Boy'.
These ladies, well ladEEs, were mantraps. Can't blame with male hormones. Just doin' what comes naturally.
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
More photos? What's the tariff, baby? Confidential, baby? Confidential don't come into it. Sure, off the record, on the QT and strictly HUSH HUSH. Does the Sun always shine in Vegas, You bet your ass!

Scandal Rag

Sat, 2012-08-25 09:25 — Juneau Alaska (not verified)

Well, seedy promotion such as it is, this is perhaps a potential economic angel for the otherwise recession-hit Las Vegas. Do come! Take in the Cirque du-Soleil show,: The Beatles' LOVE. It's excellent.

Sat, 2012-08-25 01:29 — John Cheese (not verified)

Harry is now the Brit's kardashian. It's hard to put the w*nker back in the kilt once it's out...

Fri, 2012-08-24 23:53 — Mbrecker (not verified)

The fact that this is "news" is soooooo funny. If the public has a "right" to see nude shots of Harry, do they also have the right to see nude shots of William? Or perhaps, just nude shots of his wife instead? She's just as much as public figure as Harry or any of the other royals. Also, you can't tell me that NO ONE wouldn't kill for the chance to run them and make a huge profit.

Rampant hypocracy....

Fri, 2012-08-24 22:49 — Barry Ewart (not verified)

Breaking news. Sunday Planet to show front page photo R. Murdoch having a crap! Claim, "In public interest" "Stop.

Fri, 2012-08-24 21:31 — Captain America (not verified)

Why do you inbred Limeys hold these so-called "royals" in such high regard and give them almost all your earnings in taxes each year?? Do you realize this twats ONLY qualification for his station in life was having been born?? What a little island full-o-fucktards!