Police raid headquarters of French magazine in hunt for photographer of topless Duchess pictures On Tuesday, judges ordered Closer to hand over all files containing the images to representatives of the couple within 24 hours, but there was no order to name the photographer. Referring to today's raid, a police source said: "The aim is to seize any information which might lead to the identity of the photographer." The photos were taken on September 5th from a public road up to a mile from Château d'Autet, a 15 million pounds leisure retreat owned by Viscount Linley, where the couple were staying. The court agreed that the couple "could legitimately suppose the chateau, east of Avignon in Provence, was sheltered from prying eyes" and that the violation of their privacy was "particularly intrusive." The court ruling described the magazine's use of the photos as a "brutal exhibition" of their intimacy. However, the court ruled that it was "beyond its powers" to "ban the republication of the magazine." The royal couple's lawyers had not asked for copies already in newsagents to be removed from shelves as "the damage has already been done." The preliminary criminal investigation remains against "people unknown," with nobody yet knowing who the photographer who stalked Chateau d'Autet was. A local newspaper photographer has admitted being at the scene, and taking a picture of William and Kent by the chateau's swimming pool. But Philippe Minard, the managing editor of La Provence, insisted that Valerie Suau was not responsible for taking the topless pictures. Mondatori Magazines France, the Closer's publisher, faces a 10,000-euro fine for every day that photos are distributed. It was also ordered to pay 2,000 euros in court costs, the written injunction handed down by the judges states. The ruling prevents Closer, which published the pictures in its current edition, from reusing them in print or on its website. It is also prevented from selling them to countries where they have not been published. Publishing of the photos was also banned "on digital tablets." Despite the court victory, the pictures are already widely available on the Internet and have been printed in Ireland's Daily Star newspaper and Italy's Chi magazine.