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Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Canadian Autumn Kelly leave St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England, after their marriage ceremony, Saturday, May 17, 2008. (AP / Sang Tan)
Canadian Autumn Kelly, right, is seen with her father Brian Kelly, centre, arriving at St George's Chapel in Windsor, England on Saturday, May 17, 2008. (AP / Sang Tan)
CTV.ca News Staff
Updated: Thu. May. 22 2008 8:26 PM ET
After criticism of a 59-page spread of her grandson's wedding photos in a glossy magazine, Queen Elizabeth has reportedly banned the selling of press access to future Royal events.
The ban comes just days after Hello! magazine was granted unprecedented access to the Windsor Chapel during Saturday's wedding of Peter Phillips and Canadian-born Autumn Kelly.
Hello! published pictures Wednesday from the ceremony and reception, which included formal portraits of the Royal Family. It is widely believed the Queen had no idea she was posing for pictures as part of a commercial arrangement.
The magazine is said to have paid Phillips and Kelly C$975,000 for the exclusive opportunity to attend the lavish event.
Other shots included pictures of the girlfriends of Prince William and Prince Harry -- Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy. Both young women have been hounded by the press and take pains to avoid the paparazzi. They reportedly slipped in a side door at the church on Saturday to avoid photographers before the ceremony.
British MPs have criticized the tabloid's private access to the wedding.
"The British public would expect the Queen to rise above being pictured in the pages of Hello! She is the Queen, not a footballer's wife," British Labour MP Ian Gibson was quoted saying in Thursday's Telegraph.
Observers believe that Phillips, who has no title, has surrendered his right to privacy with the photo spread, and may have compromised the privacy of others in the family.
"It will never happen again. In hindsight, it should never have happened in the first place," a senior royal source was quoted saying.
Richard Fitzwilliams, a royalty expert and the former editor of International Who's Who, said the problem is that the Hello! deal commercialized a Royal wedding.
"What the Queen did was allow her grandson to marry in the historic St. George's Chapel and have the reception at Frogmore House. She had absolutely nothing to do with this deal," Fitzwilliams said.
Buckingham Palace was apparently not directly involved in the deal, Fitzwilliams said, and Peter Phillips held the copyright of his photographs which were reportedly passed to Hello!
The Queen's recent ban of this type of intimate media access will prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
"There was a very definite danger of it happening again if Zara Phillips, for example, who is both a celebrity and member of the Royal Family, were to marry rugby-star Mike Tindall," Fitzwilliams said.
"The door has been firmly closed in the face of celebrity magazines. And it should stay that way."
The Buckingham Palace has only commented that the matter is "private."
Allowed to take pictures outside but barred from the actual wedding, some members of the British media were shocked by this week's photo sale.
"The Queen's never done anything like this in the whole of her reign," said photographer Arthur Edwards. "She's always been above all that, commercial deals and all that."
Peter Phillips is 11th in line to the throne but holds no title and doesn't perform any official duties. He works for the Royal Bank of Scotland, and some believe he sold the pictures to Hello! to pay for the wedding.
Kelly comes from the Montreal suburb of Pointe Claire.
The couple, both 30, met when they were each working at the Montreal Grand Prix in 2003.
With a report from CTV's Tom Kennedy in London
Canadian Autumn Kelly, right, is seen with her father Brian Kelly, centre, arriving at St George's Chapel in Windsor, England on Saturday, May 17, 2008. (AP / Sang Tan)
CTV.ca News Staff
Updated: Thu. May. 22 2008 8:26 PM ET
After criticism of a 59-page spread of her grandson's wedding photos in a glossy magazine, Queen Elizabeth has reportedly banned the selling of press access to future Royal events.
The ban comes just days after Hello! magazine was granted unprecedented access to the Windsor Chapel during Saturday's wedding of Peter Phillips and Canadian-born Autumn Kelly.
Hello! published pictures Wednesday from the ceremony and reception, which included formal portraits of the Royal Family. It is widely believed the Queen had no idea she was posing for pictures as part of a commercial arrangement.
The magazine is said to have paid Phillips and Kelly C$975,000 for the exclusive opportunity to attend the lavish event.
Other shots included pictures of the girlfriends of Prince William and Prince Harry -- Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy. Both young women have been hounded by the press and take pains to avoid the paparazzi. They reportedly slipped in a side door at the church on Saturday to avoid photographers before the ceremony.
British MPs have criticized the tabloid's private access to the wedding.
"The British public would expect the Queen to rise above being pictured in the pages of Hello! She is the Queen, not a footballer's wife," British Labour MP Ian Gibson was quoted saying in Thursday's Telegraph.
Observers believe that Phillips, who has no title, has surrendered his right to privacy with the photo spread, and may have compromised the privacy of others in the family.
"It will never happen again. In hindsight, it should never have happened in the first place," a senior royal source was quoted saying.
Richard Fitzwilliams, a royalty expert and the former editor of International Who's Who, said the problem is that the Hello! deal commercialized a Royal wedding.
"What the Queen did was allow her grandson to marry in the historic St. George's Chapel and have the reception at Frogmore House. She had absolutely nothing to do with this deal," Fitzwilliams said.
Buckingham Palace was apparently not directly involved in the deal, Fitzwilliams said, and Peter Phillips held the copyright of his photographs which were reportedly passed to Hello!
The Queen's recent ban of this type of intimate media access will prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
"There was a very definite danger of it happening again if Zara Phillips, for example, who is both a celebrity and member of the Royal Family, were to marry rugby-star Mike Tindall," Fitzwilliams said.
"The door has been firmly closed in the face of celebrity magazines. And it should stay that way."
The Buckingham Palace has only commented that the matter is "private."
Allowed to take pictures outside but barred from the actual wedding, some members of the British media were shocked by this week's photo sale.
"The Queen's never done anything like this in the whole of her reign," said photographer Arthur Edwards. "She's always been above all that, commercial deals and all that."
Peter Phillips is 11th in line to the throne but holds no title and doesn't perform any official duties. He works for the Royal Bank of Scotland, and some believe he sold the pictures to Hello! to pay for the wedding.
Kelly comes from the Montreal suburb of Pointe Claire.
The couple, both 30, met when they were each working at the Montreal Grand Prix in 2003.
With a report from CTV's Tom Kennedy in London
