lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have asked a photographer to “cease harassing” Prince George and his nanny. A Kensington Palace statement said they were prompted to take action after the man was spotted near the 14-month-old in a central london park.
It said: “No parent would tolerate the suspicion of someone pursuing and harassing their child and carer.”
The couple are not taking legal action at this stage. BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said palace officials believe the photographer’s actions amounted to “stalking” and that lawyers were seeking an assurance he would desist.
“If they do not receive these assurances that this behaviour will stop, they will then consider options of legal action,” he said. Sources say that the man had been warned off last week by royal protection officers and that he had also been spoken to “over a number of years” about his behaviour.