Royal couple's lawyers begin formal proceedings against photographer and magazine The request for a criminal investigation is in addition to a civil case against the photograpger, as well as against the publishers of Closer magazine, which will begin with a hearing in a court near Paris later today. A St James's Palace source said: "Papers for the criminal complaint have been filed this morning in France. It is now up to the French prosecutors to decide whether to investigate and pursue the complaint. One royal aide today warned the photographer who took the pictures - who has not been named by Closer and has been lying low since the scandal erupted - that he or she will be identified. "We will find him," the aide promised. The Duke and Duchess have been spending the seventh day of the tour of the Far East watching demonstrations of local dancing and culture on an island-hopping tour of the Solomon Islands. They are now spending a romantic night together on the tiny island of Tuvanipupu, where they hope to go snorkelling along coral reefs tomorrow. A spokesman for the couple said: "They are focusing on the tour, though they are being kept aware of developments and are directing a lot of the developments themselves."