The Sun has become the first British newspaper to publish photographs of Prince Harry naked in a Las Vegas hotel room, claiming the move was in the public interest.

British newspapers had refrained from printing the photographs because Prince Charles’s royal aides threatened legal action if they published the images, despite the fact they had already been circulated online.

Their reason for publishing the images was “That coverage put those pictures a mouse-click away from anyone in the 77 per cent of British households with internet access” but also added:

” TODAY The Sun is publishing the naked Prince Harry party pictures our readers have been prevented from seeing in print.

We are doing so despite warnings from the Royal Family’s lawyers ”” and we’ll explain why.

Before we do, let’s be clear on one thing.

The Sun is NOT making any moral judgement about Harry’s nude frolics with girls in a Las Vegas hotel. Far from it. He often sails close to the wind for a Royal ”” but he’s 27, single and a soldier. We like him.

We are publishing the photos because we think Sun readers have a right to see them.”

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