Editing Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (section)

===Violation of privacy===
In May 1999, less than a month before her wedding, ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' published a photo of a topless Sophie with her Capital Radio colleague [[Chris Tarrant]], which was taken during a business trip to Spain in 1988.<ref name="Photo-Criticism">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/353644.stm|title=Sun apologises in royal picture row|publisher=BBC|date=26 May 1999|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206025008/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/353644.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Photo-Criticism2">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/353896.stm|title=Sun says 'sorry, Sophie'|publisher=BBC|date=27 May 1999|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206023903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/353896.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Guardian-Critics">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/26/1|title=Sun apologises to 'devastated' Sophie Rhys-Jones|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 May 1999|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118045740/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/26/1|url-status=live}}</ref> Buckingham Palace immediately issued a statement saying, "This morning's story in ''The Sun'' is a gross invasion of privacy and cannot be regarded as in the public interest. It has caused considerable distress."<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/><ref name="Guardian-Critics"/> Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] also condemned the publication of the photograph.<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/><ref name="Photo-Criticism2"/> The Palace made an official complaint to the [[Press Complaints Commission]] (PCC).<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/><ref name="Photo-Criticism2"/> According to Sophie's business partner the incident had left her "distressed", and she was reportedly "devastated" and felt "she was 'letting the side down' before her wedding".<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/><ref name="Guardian-Critics"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9545281/Duchess-of-Cambridge-receives-support-from-Countess-of-Wessex-in-topless-pictures-row.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9545281/Duchess-of-Cambridge-receives-support-from-Countess-of-Wessex-in-topless-pictures-row.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Duchess of Cambridge receives support from Countess of Wessex in topless pictures row|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=16 September 2012|access-date=5 February 2017|first=Richard|last=Eden}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Tarrant later said, "There was never, ever the slightest hint of romance between Sophie and myself, let alone these snidey insinuations."<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/> Following its publication, the newspaper issued a statement and apologised to Rhys-Jones<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/> and the next issue came out with the headline "Sorry, Sophie".<ref name="Photo-Criticism2"/> It also said that it would again apologise to Sophie in a letter and donate all sale proceeds of the issue to her charities.<ref name="Photo-Criticism2"/><ref name="Photo-Criticism3">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/359041.stm|title=Tabloid rapped over topless Sophie photo|publisher=BBC|date=2 June 1999|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206022714/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/359041.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The photo was sold to the tabloid by Kara Noble, a former friend and colleague of Sophie.<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/><ref name="Photo-Criticism2"/> Noble later apologised in the following months saying, "I just want to say sorry to everyone who was involved."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/682763.stm|title=Noble sorry for Sophie snap|publisher=BBC|date=19 March 2000|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206024618/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/682763.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Both she and the newspaper faced criticism from the public,<ref name="Photo-Criticism"/> and Noble was fired from her job at [[Heart 106.2 FM]].<ref name="Guardian-Critics"/> The couple later decided not to make a formal complaint.<ref name="Photo-Criticism3"/>

In 2011, close associates of [[Jonathan Rees]], a private investigator connected to the [[News International phone hacking scandal|''News International'' phone hacking scandal]], stated that he had penetrated Sophie and Edward's bank accounts and sold details about them to the ''[[Sunday Mirror]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Davies|first=Nick|title=Phone-hacking scandal widens to include Kate Middleton and Tony Blair|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/08/phone-hacking-kate-middleton-tony-blair|access-date=19 December 2022|newspaper=The Guardian|date=8 June 2011|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813141238/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/08/phone-hacking-kate-middleton-tony-blair|url-status=live}}</ref>