Two paparazzi who walked around the school of Meghan and Harry’s children have been branded ‘extraordinarily reckless’.
The two photographers are understood to have been seen by private security and school staff walking around edge of Arche and Lilibet’s school.
The young men stopped at various points and looked into the grounds and returned to a white rental van.
The paprazzi were later determined to be international photographers.
A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: ‘The decision by photographers to conduct themselves in this way around a school is extraordinarily reckless.
Sign up for all of the latest stories
Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.
‘There is a world of difference between legitimate media activity and photographers walking the perimeter of a school, stopping to look into the grounds and monitoring children as they go about their day.
‘It is concerning enough that certain European paparazzi appear unwilling to respect the privacy of children at school.
‘But to behave in this manner in these particular circumstances, and so soon after the incident at RAF Fairford, demonstrates an extraordinary lack of judgment.
‘Whatever photographs they may have been seeking, this was not only an unacceptable intrusion into the privacy of children; it was an irresponsible and ill-considered way to conduct themselves in the vicinity of a school.’
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, check our news page.