Security at Kensington Palace recently issued a warning to photographers who unashamedly followed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's family around.
It was revealed in the "unusually strongly worded open letter" that Prince George was being stalked by paparazzi reminiscent to what his late grandmother, Princess Diana, experienced before her untimely death.
The said letter mentioned an increase in the number of "harassment" incidents involving Prince George by unauthorized photographers, who used "dangerous" tactics just to get a money shot of Prince William and Kate Middleton's firstborn.
"A photographer rented a car and parked in a discreet location outside a children's play area," Jason Knauf, the Communications Secretary for the Cambridges said in the letter. "Already concealed by darkened windows, he took the added step of hanging sheets inside the vehicle and created a hide stocked with food and drinks to get him through a full day of surveillance, waiting in hope to capture images of Prince George."
"Police discovered him lying down in the boot of the vehicle attempting to shoot photos with a long lens through a small gap in his hide."
This was not the only incident, however. The letter proceeded to list down several other harassments done on Prince George by the paparazzi, including being pursued by cars, using other children to lure him out, as well as putting surveillance on the royal household's staff.
The problem, according to the released statement, is that security cannot quickly determine whether the purpose of the stalking is just for covert photos of the young royal or a more sinister reason all together.
Therefore, this problem produced a "very real security threat" to the third-in-line to the British throne.
The royal couple wish to keep their children's privacy as sacred as possible but they also do not want them to grow up barricaded inside Kensington Palace.
"They want both children to be free to play in public and semi-public spaces with other children without being photographed," Knauf continued.
Furthermore, the letter wanted to inform the public that although Prince George's paparazzi photos may be accompanied by upbeat and cheerful write-ups, these snaps were obtained through dangerous and invasive methods.
