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The Sun escapes Harry's wrath - for now
AP September 07, 20129:01AM



The front page of the London Sun newspaper featuring a naked Prince Harry Source: Supplied

BRITAIN'S press watchdog has said it will not open an investigation into The Sun's publication of nude photos of Prince Harry.

But it may only be a temporary reprieve. The main reason stated by the Press Complaints Commission for not pursuing the investigation was that royal officials had not filed a formal complaint.

The Sun was Britain's only national newspaper to carry the pictures of Harry frolicking in the nude with an unidentified woman in his Las Vegas hotel room after the images appeared online and drew international attention.

The Press Complaints Commission said it received around 3,800 complaints after The Sun published the pictures, but royal officials were not among those filing.

The commission said today that it is talking with Harry's representatives but since they have not yet formally complained it would be "inappropriate" to open an investigation at this point as any probe without consent would have the potential to "itself pose an intrusion."

When asked about a possible formal complaint, Harry's office said it is still considering matters and will make a decision "in our own time."