[Byron]

I think I am quoting John Cleese if I say I have just read "a statement of the bleedin' obvious".

FACTS

"Libel Lawsuit":
The British Press is self-regulating and a warning was issued through the Press Complaints Commission that publication was likely to be an infringement of Harry's privacy (the location being his hotel suite on a private holiday).
A similar warning was given to the broadcasting media.

There was consensus in the British press as a whole NOT to publish but ONE
newspaper, owned by Richard Murdoch, did not conform on a the principle of public interest.
He, and other press owners/executives/reporters have recently undergone a long investigation by Lord Justice Leveson as regards illegal phone-tapping
and other activities as a means of procuring sensational newspaper stories.
The totally unacceptable invasion of individuals' privacy in this way is therefore a delicate subject in the public forum at the moment and restrictive legislation may result from the findings of the Judge's Inquiry.
That being so if I was an Editor I would not wish to add fuel to the fire.

Veracity of images:

Nobody has suggested any photoshopping activity that I am aware of - the truth of location and identity must be obvious to anyone who sees the carpet pattern on the suite's floor and the necklace (a present from Chelsey) of the subject.

YOUR POINTS

1. Harry is paradoxical as his discipline in military service is not questioned but his off-duty record includes ill-judged stunts such as wearing a Nazi uniform to a party. His ebullience has often been enjoyed by companions however (and their mischievous encouragement is perhaps another matter for discussion) and he has often been described as a gentleman by those who have met him.
He may be somewhat over-indulged in this respect as many empathise with his grief as a 12 years old boy who tragically lost his mother Diana.
That event is now 15 years in the past however and he will be a man of 28 in three weeks time (so is aged 27 and not 25 as stated).

2. The word is sombre and Wills is certainly not so. He has had his wild younger moments and may even envy his brother his freedom from responsibility in the line of accession (they are close but very competitive).
Wills sensibly guards his privacy with some intensity however and the most the paparazzi have achieved so far is snapping him with Kate in his boardies on a beach in the Seychelles. He has even been seen in a Speedo at water-polo
- how sensational !! (or not).
One only has to ask those he met in Canada (his visit with Kate after their marriage) to know that he much enjoys the company of others - but in a rather different scenario - and certainly not always formal.

3. Monarchists will often refer to the much-quoted Bagehot as to the loss of magic by daylight and they have a point if the institution is to survive as something to be respected.
"Much-loved Grandma" would I suspect not care a damn at one level as regards the antics of a grandson at some wild party venue where nobody got hurt (she is far more aware of what happens amongst "ordinary" people than many give her credit for).
She is however a person steeped in the tradition of public duty and is sensitive to feelings in the wider Commonwealth as well as at home.
As such she knows that standards of behaviour are expected to be set, not only by herself, but by those of close family connection. In that respect she will undoubtedly be saddened by having the side let down in this way.
She is realistic enough to know however that family history inevitably repeats itself and King Edward VII got away with so much because Facebook and Twitter et al did not exist at the time of his philanderings as Prince of Wales and later. The Monarchy also appreciated the silence of the British press of over seventy years ago when David's relationship with Wallis Simpson was published and known all over Europe.
The spectre of another Abdication no doubt still haunts the Palace advisers.