Prince William and his wife Kate have requested 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) in damages from French magazine Closer over the publishing of photos of her sunbathing topless in France, a lawyer for the publication said Tuesday.

The photos, shot as the pair holidayed in the south of France, show a "positive image of the couple", said lawyer Paul-Albert Iweins, who denounced an "Anglo-Saxon reasoning of damages and interest."