The Douglases and OK! won at the High Court in April 2003 but the saga continued after an award of £1 million damages was quashed when Hello! successfully went to the Court of Appeal in May 2005.

Now the findings of the House of Lords will reinstate the damages but the costs award against OK! will now be shared.

The Law Lords found that Hello! did breach confidentiality.

The £14,600 damages awarded to Michael and Catherine by the High Court for the distress and inconvenience the Hello! coverage caused them wasn’t challenged at the Court of Appeal.

Catherine to launch perfume? - Mar 12 2007
Catherine Zeta Jones might be the latest in a string of stars to launch her own range of beauty products and perfume.

The Welsh actress has apparently applied to register a trademark in her name for a variety of items including "perfume, cosmetics, haircare lotions and deodorants for personal use", according to the Daily Express.

The glamorous 37-year-old, who is married to Michael Douglas, is already the face of American beauty and perfume house Elizabeth Arden.

If CZJ brings out her own perfume, she’d be the latest in a long line of celebrity scents including ones from Victoria and David Beckham, Jade Goody and Kylie Minogue.

A source told the paper: "She obviously wouldn’t be the first star to put her face to a beauty collection but she could be the most successful ever - most women would love to look as good as Catherine.

"She could even bring out a wrinkle cream her 62-year-old hubby might appreciate."

A spokesman for the actress did not comment on the matter.

Catherine is No 1 for women - Dec 12 2006
Welsh beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones is the star most women across the UK aspire to be like, new research has revealed.

The study by iVillage.co.uk showed 14% of females would like to look like the raven-haired Hollywood actress.

Angelina Jolie came second with 9%, Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham were next with 8%, WAG Coleen McLoughlin had 7% and actresses Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Gwyneth Paltrow tied with 6% of the vote.

Clare Spurrell, a beauty expert on the website, said: "It’s not surprising that most women aspire to look like Catherine Zeta-Jones.

"She oozes glamour wherever she goes, whether she’s on the red carpet or out shopping with the kids."

The survey also revealed that Welsh ladies are the most glamorous in the UK.

They are closely followed in the glamour stakes by women in Greater London, Scotland, the East Midlands, the North West and Northern Ireland.

And the least glamorous women are to be found in the South Coast, the South West, the South East, the North East, the West Midlands and the East respectively.

The study asked more than 3,500 women to reveal everything from the clothes they own, how often they go to the hairdressers and beauticians, to whether or not they would wear a tracksuit outside of the gym.

Zeta Jones pictures fight continues - Nov 18 2006
The epic court battle over the wedding pictures of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas arrives at the House of Lords on Monday.