Former royal protection officer advises how Harry and Meghan should respond when harassed by press photographers
When Simon Morgan was bodyguard to members of the British royal family, paparazzi pursuits were an almost daily occurrence.Metropolitan police
“Explain to them that you’re part of a police protection operation and happy for them to take pictures but they’ll take them on your terms: ‘You snap there, you won’t chase the car and block cars in’ and so on.”Morgan said requests for cooperation would “fall on deaf ears” – but a chase was not an option that should be considered as a police officer or a private operator.
“The chase is taking place because of you, so you ask: can you get to your residence, can you get to your place of safety – we always used to favour a police station – can you get to the police station and seek refuge there and let the incident die down? As the duke and duchess have been at pains to emphasise, the attention from the paparazzi takes a significant toll on their wellbeing.
“The duke firmly blames the paparazzi for that relentless pursuit of his mother that ended in her death. For him, it’s not just the incident [this week], it’s the trauma of previous incidents that would have come back to him.”
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