Paper Monitor
12:07 UK time, Friday, 30 March 2007
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
The fragrant Kate Middleton is a bit upset with the papers - well, one in particular. She has filed a complaint over alleged harassment after the Daily Mirror ran a paparazzi snap of her heading to work, vat o' coffee and car keys in hand. The accompanying article speculated that the "stony-faced" Kate was unhappy that her boyfriend had been photographed partying with other women.
Needless to say, her appeal to the Press Complaints Commission has been pounced on with some glee by the other papers. Not only does it allow the Times - stable mate of the Mirror's bitter rival, the Sun - to come over a bit "holier than thou" that News International papers refuse to use paparazzi snaps of her, it's the only excuse a picture editor needs to dig out a (legitimate) photo of the lovely young thing.
The Daily Telegraph - always fond of adorning its front page with a comely filly - opts for a (smiley and very flattering) photo of her at the recent Cheltenham festival, as does the Guardian. The Times has a similar photo on its inside pages, with the caption "Kate Middleton at the Cheltenham festival, a public event..."
The Mirror itself makes no mention of the complaint in Paper Monitor's edition.
But it does continue to build up the column inches written about the Beckhams' joint decision to sport new 'dos, with the Punorama-worthy headline "SHORT BECK AND SIDES".
Funny, Victoria's looks familiar... it is only on turning to the page three timeline of David's hairstyles over the ages that all becomes clear - she has recycled one of his from 1998.
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