The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made the sensational decision to leave the firm and move to the US to step out of the public spotlight in 2020. And Prince Harry has made it clear that protecting his wife’s privacy is a priority Meghan Marklea and two children Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.
But the couple have been warned that their children will be “unprotected from the glare of lenses, both professional and amateur” once they leave their California mansion.
Australian royal writer Daniela Elser warned that the couple had left themselves open to being tricked by paparazzi than if they were in the UK.
Ms Elser wrote for the NZ Herald: “Harry and Meghan may not enjoy Beyonce’s popularity (the most recent polls show less than half of Americans rate them favorably), but the fascination with the very own branch of the royal family.
In short, the whole family is a valuable prey for everyone who encounters the family.
“What does it mean for Archie and his sister Lilibet to grow up in a country where there is a market for iPhone snaps from them?
“The Sussex family may live on a seven-acre property, but once they set foot outside those gates, they are unprotected from the glare of lenses, both professional and amateur.”
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“It’s not that eagle-eyed locals don’t have opportunities to capture or photograph the Cambridge Three, but whether it’s out of courtesy, British restraint or an abiding desire to respect their privacy, people just never seem to to do.”
The Sussexes returned to the UK in June to attend the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
But Meghan and Harry decided to keep Archie and Lilibet away from public appearances.
It was the first time the family had been all the way to the UK after Harry faced a legal battle over his right to pay for the protection of the Metropolitan Police while he and his family visited the UK – a request the government turned down because their taxpayer-funded police security was cut after stepping back from royal duties in 2020.
Harry has argued that he cannot guarantee the protection of Meghan and their two children without the Met Police because of their access to British intelligence.
Meghan and Harry lost their taxpayer-funded police protection in the wake of their sensational decision to step down from royal duties to forge a new career in California in 2020.
Since then, the couple has relied on a private security team based in the US, but the couple’s legal representatives argue that the team does not have sufficient jurisdiction abroad or access to British intelligence information necessary to protect the Sussex family.
The Duke of Sussex launched legal action against the Home Office last year to appeal the decision not to offer his household the same level of protection as working royals.
Harry has previously claimed that he wants to visit his son Archie and daughter Lilibet from the US, but he and his family “cannot return to his house” because it is too dangerous, a legal representative said.
But the spat seemed to be put aside for the time being when Prince Harry returned to the UK with his wife and children to celebrate his beloved grandmother’s memorable anniversary celebrations.
The pair have largely stayed out of the limelight, only officially attending a thanksgiving service to the Queen during their first public appearance together in Britain since retiring from royal duties.