Zeta Jones devastated by wedding pictures

Catherine Zeta Jones swept into a courtroom in London to tell a judge how she was "devastated, shocked and appalled" when she realised her big day had been invaded by paparazzi.

She said it had been just the wedding she wanted - homely even though it was on the grand scale at the Plaza Hotel, New York, in November 2000.

In papers before High Court judge Mr Justice Lindsay, she says: "We spent the first day of our honeymoon reminiscing about what a wonderful time we and our guests had had."

But when she and her new husband, film star Michael Douglas, found out that pirated pictures of the £1.2 million event were due to be published in Hello! magazine, "our peace and happiness evaporated".

"I felt violated and that something precious had been stolen from me."

The golden couple are suing Hello! for £500,000 damages for invasion of their privacy.

Both the stars are giving evidence today to try to convince Mr Justice Lindsay that their privacy and confidence were breached at the wedding, for which they had sold exclusive coverage rights to another celebrity magazine, OK! They had signed a £1 million deal with OK! after turning down a £1 million-plus offer from Hello!

Miss Zeta Jones and Mr Douglas walked into court without ceremony and sat on the wooden bench at the front of the courtroom surrounded by their lawyers.

The couple were both dressed in black. Miss Zeta-Jones wore trousers, a jacket and a top which skimmed the outline of her eight-month pregnancy. Her dark hair was down but held loosely at the back in a clasp and her jewellery was limited to diamond ear-rings and a large pendant at her throat.

Called to the witness box by her counsel, Michael Tugendhat QC, Miss Zeta-Jones took the oath in a low husky voice with its hint of a Welsh accent.

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