I find it strange that grown adults can make a living in this fashion. This is the kind of work these Paparazzi grew up dreaming about? A profession that turns a mature person into a grasping, bullying brut only intent on snapping a picture come hell or high water for a pulp magazine by chasing their mark all over the world? And on the back of a motorcycle. It seems that they literally hounded poor Diana & Dodi to death and would have jumped all over the chance to do the same to William and his girl. What a lucky break that would've been, eh?

To say that celebrities get what they deserve is wrongthink. I wouldn't call getting chased around by these magots every time you poke your head outside to be living large.

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Wal , Boston, ma

Get a van then they can't be pictured through the windows, i dont know why all celebreties who dont want to be pictured make use of them. If someone comes up with a posh version of a van,they might just make a fortune themselves.

jenny, huddersfield, w/yorks

Stephen, Tuscaloosa, AL - William isn't in the military, Harry is.
And he wasn't allowed to go to Iraq as he would be one big flashing bullseye for a legion of suicide bombers wanting to make a name for themselves.
Interesting to read all the comments from media-fascists who think freedom only applies to certain people. These people exploit their status at every opportunity and do very well as a consequence. Royalty imposes an obligation on its members to behave well and be an example to the rest of us. Otherwise what's the point? Maybe Americans aren't so clear on the small print but these people still have a genuine role in the running of the British people's lives. That's why laws are ratified by the monarch.
How can they be accountable to the public if we are never aware of what they get up to? If they think this is too much, then they should abolish the monarchy and exist as private citizens. If they don't like that idea, they have to accept what comes with the territory.

chris, Worthing, England

We seem to see the two princes constantly cavorting at polo matches and leaving night clubs. I thought they were supposed to be officers in the army. While their brothers in arms are being hammered in Iraq and Afghansistan, can this cossetted pair not be found something useful to do. They are not being served well by their advisers. I appreciate they are not the brightest of young men but if they carry on in this inappropriate and immature manner much longer, they will soon learn that the british public will have very little time for them. Learn by the example of your grandmother boys.

John, London, UK

Like his mother, when it serves their selfish purposes she and now he and his brother make full use of the attentions of the photographers. But scream(ed) like stuffed pigs when the same attention proved incovenient

If he trully belives that further consideration should be shown to his mother's memory, then should he not also show consider similar to that which he wants others to show her.

Instead he and his hangers-on flaunt themselves around clubs in the middle of the night

Peter Caddy, Lucens, Switzerland

All William has to remember when he spills out into the street in the wee small hours is: Clunk Click every trip. The snappers will then be robbed of the ultimate photo opportunity.

John Waterston, York, UK

Perhaps Prince William in view of the timing of his late Mothers inquest in London, should not be seen leaving a club, clearly, very drunk with his girlfriend, whom the press have been waiting for a photograph of them together for some time (not sure why) .Just a side comment - when their Range Rover left the club I saw no cars/press/on foot people running after them.

A person
Dubai

Cathereine, Dubai, uae

Lizzo, it's because posing for photos outside a nightclub is too Jodie Marsh/Callu Best for words.

Rebecca, London,

"If the princes feel they must go to well known night clubs where the paps are bound to be, why don't they just pose for 5 mins of photos as they leave at the end of their evening?"

Because they just did that. The paparazzis are not interested in posed pictures. They look for shots of their targets in more or less natural, even humiliating situations. That's why they have to chase their victims around the city causing so much danger.

Tom, Singapore,

The paparazzi will continue these dangerous behaviors until the public stops wanting the candid shot. No on no matter how "famous" or titled should have to worry about a camera in their face all the time. Privacy should be honored.

Martha , Fort Drum, ny

As usual the paparazzi and editors haven't learnt a thing from Diana's death. Their jobs are not free speech. They are ABUSE of free speech and a CRIME!

Daniel Fernandes, Middle England,

Why run from the photographers? It's not as if they're trying to hurt anyone. All they want are pictures. Is that too much to allow?

Jen, Philadelphia, PA

If paparazzi is actually violating laws, then arrest them; if not, then media attention is the price of being a royal, living lavishly at the people's expense.

Sebastian Aanderson, California, USA

Being forced to cope with some paparazzi harassment seems like a small price to pay for being born as royalty. Having a massive inherited fortune inevitably attracts attention. I have a difficult time feeling sympathy for the Prince, if he does not want to be photographed maybe he just stay inside one of his family's castles, palaces, or estates.

dave, Columbus, Ohio

The Prince posed. It could not have been anywhere as bad as he says.

Elaine Hewitt, ealing,

It would be hilarious if they drove at a snail-like pace, which would probably bore and annoy the photogs so much they would eventually go away.

Rhonda, Houston, Texas

Lizzo, from London. The Prince did pose for photographs outside the club...read the article. The paparazzi followed him anyway.

The paparazzi make me sick!

Chris, San Diego, CA

The government could devote a guard to make a zone around the paparazzi. The police could "turn a blind eye" and get a few
longshoremen, teamsters,miners, fishermen, to "convince"
the paparazzi to stay away. A motor escort would do. A law passed to keep them away. Then again , who needs the attention, the people or the suupposed "stars". The power is with the people, they need us more than we need them.
They are just people parading around an archic hierarchy-
to beat it ignore it.
Its remarkable that society in effect is Loving the Royals to death!
In the US I believe we should simply ignore the "stars", they are silly people with worthless opinions-and they are just a marketing device for big corporations, parasites.
Its degrading to ones American citizenship to give over ones intelligence, and freedoms to this worthless hype.

Carl, Sand Point, Alaska, USA

Is it not possible say to enforce traffic laws in these pursuits? It's difficult to believe that it is lawful for papparazi to pursue a target at high speeds. Speeding. Driving to endanger (how much more clear can it be?).

leonard koan, boston, usa

Prince William needs to get an armored Humvee with all the safety features.

and Lizzo, the paps are never satisfied. If you look at the recent pictures released of Princess Diana being pursued before the crash that caused her death, maybe you'd understand the situation.

Mary, Texas, USA

Journalists should be strongly reminded of the Protection From Harassment Act 1997 which means that any actions that cause anxity or distress will found a case. An injunction can also be obtained . Why is this not used against the Paperrazi ?.

Simon, London, UK

If they really don't want to be photographed they could simply carry a ski mask and pop it on whilst they leave the club and drive away. The paparazzi would soon lose interest. There you are – problem solved! The simplest solution is always the best. My invoice is in the post.

Gerald, Cornwall, UK

Want to stop the paparazzi from harrassing public figures and celebrities? It's easy. Quit buying the rags that publish the photos and avoid websites that use them as well. If there is no market for the photos, the scumbag paparazzi won't make any money from them so they will be forced to turn their "talents" elsewhere. Paparazzi are not photojournalists. They are gossip peddlers with a camera pandering to the lowest denominator who often employ reckless and unscrupulous tactics in pursuit of the "money shot".

Ron, Cleveland, USA / Ohio

If the princes feel they must go to well known night clubs where the paps are bound to be, why don't they just pose for 5 mins of photos as they leave at the end of their evening? Problem over! Rushing into their cars, heads down so that photos are difficult to take is the height of stupidity. Like it or not they are public figures, with tremendous privileges simply by being born into a particular family. Take some of the rough with the smooth and give the photographers what they want.

Lizzo, London,

What? No seatbelts?

Carrie Singer, Pasadena, CA, USA

Take a look at the video, the car has at least a 20 seconds clear start and there are no vehicles starting after it. It was also reported by one observer that their car came BACK after a few seconds and went slowly past the club. Why, did they want to give the paparrazi a second chance?
I think the prince is being economical with the truth.
Also you cannot pursue a moving car on foot anyway
The rear facing cameras are a god idea

billcarr, turku, finland

If these photographers and paparazzi are using threatening behaviour, harrassing or acting aggressively towards Prince William and Miss Middleton they should be arrested. I am sure they will get fair hearing in Court - where photographs can't be taken.
If the police don't arrest them, then the couple will have to put up with this unwelcome intrusion or stop going to night clubs. Prince William could always open a nigh club in one of the Palaces - now that's a good idea!

Carl Teper, Berlin, Germany

I want to see those photos! Go ahead and publish them!

Jon Paul, Melbourne, Australia

Leave them alone! They are human beings just like the rest of us on this planet. They deserve their privacy just lik the rest of us. Both of those young men lost their mother, How many others have lost their mother at a young age? It is truly disgusting the absolute vile level that some of our own species which "are sub human, and I am being polite" will step down to make a buck. What needs to be done is that a group should shove a camera in the lowlife paparazzi's faces every single nanosecond of their family,relatives, friends and their personal lives from this moment on and into the afterlife..

Justin DYE, Wichita, Kansas

They need to set up prearranged roadblock sites in different parts of the city where the police set up , let his car through and then hold the rest for a few minutes.

idgaf, nashville , tn/USA

I think we should end royalty in the world. Then we would not have to worry about people chasing them. Royals have far more power than most people realize. They rule by secrecy. If people knew how much power they hold, there would be revolution by morning.

David Moore, Albany, Oregon USA

It is still ovvious what happened in 1997! is this part of a one world goverment here? wake up out there! bbill boise

bill, boise, idahho

In the crash in which their mother died the pursuit by the photographers was certainly a considerable contributing factor. It should be illegal to behave in this manner and to put anyones life in danger.

I would have thought that the police could arrest these photographers for dangerous driving if nothing else.

Anyone publishing photographs that were obviously taken aggressively should face a jail term, that would resolve most of the problems.

joseph Kellie, Edinburgh, Scotland

Please just leave Prince William and Prince Harry alone. It is already too much to have a burden of losing their Mother. After all, when you get past the Royalty Titles they have, they are really human just like all of us and suffer in the same way. May they have special lives and be happy. People sometimes just show their jealousy when it comes to those who seem to have more riches in their lives and when the end comes it makes no difference. From a Mom with feelings for the two of them.

millie mabry, atlanta, georgia

Where's the Paparazzi following the Paparazzi? This non-sense needs to have some decorum. California in the USA has some rules regulating Paparazzi; I would encourage the solicitor for His Royal Highness to consider similar legislation and asking that the Right Honourable Prime Minister Brown see to a full and fair debate.

Gordon Lest, Springfield, OR,

Willie your Army mates went to Iraq and you stayed behind. Have some respect. Don't go out in public partying. Or better yet volunteer for duty in the Falklands or some other god forsaken place for the time your unit is in Iraq. Grow up boy.

Stephen, Tuscaloosa, AL

There should be law passed in Diana's name. Stalking, whether by the sexually obsessed or for the money a photo brings, should be prosecutable by the same criminal code. Diana died using her own security to no avail. Our notables world-wide should not have to contend with the loss of their right to peaceful enjoyment. Already they must use disguise or employ private security. They cannot marry or buy homes without helicopters attending or reporting, cannot date without reports, cannot be entertained or dine or shop, as the rest of us enjoy. Becoming notable involves talent, taste, hard work and study. It should not involve relinquishment of privacy.

Susan, Clayton, USA Georgia

Sniffing celebrities, paparazzi do tend to incredible misbehavior placing the lives of royals increasingly at risk.

As deterrent and later for forensics value, I wonder about effective use of amply-available technology. Mightn't Prince William's mad-hatter followers think twice about pursuing him in vehicles with strategically-mounted cameras pointed at *them*?

AnaMaria, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA