Efforts to prevent paparazzi harassment of Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton have gained some ground.
One major newspaper group introduced a self-imposed ban on using paparazzi pictures of Miss Middleton.
Royal aides revealed Prince William wants "more than anything" for photographers to stop harassing his long-term girlfriend, who ran the gauntlet of media outside her home again on Tuesday, her 25th birthday.
News International confirmed it will not publish future paparazzi pictures of Miss Middleton - a decision which affects The Sun, the News of the World, The Times, The Sunday Times and free newspaper thelondonpaper.
Lawyers for Miss Middleton are attempting to use persuasion rather than legal action to help protect her.
Harbottle & Lewis, who also act for the Prince of Wales, has been keeping the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) informed of its correspondence with newspapers and magazines, but has not made a formal complaint.
It remains to be seen whether the move by News International will have any impact on the photographers alleged to have been pursuing Miss Middleton around London or whether other publishing groups will follow News International's lead.
The Daily Mirror and the Daily Express were not imposing a ban, according to the MediaGuardian.co.uk website.
News International, whose executive chairman Les Hinton is also chairman of the PCC's Code of Practice Committee, said it would still use pictures of Miss Middleton taken by their own photographers or picture agencies abiding by the PCC code.
A spokesman for the Prince said: "We are pleased that News International has agreed to stop using the paparazzi pictures. What Prince William wants more than anything is for the paparazzi to stop harassing her."
