Celebrities And Royal Analyst Defend Prince Harry Amid Megxit Saying He Witnessed The Same With Diana

Jan 24, 2020 by apost team

After Prince Harry threatened paparazzi with legal action following continuous harassment the couple has come under in Canada, other celebs come to the couple's defense. A royal expert gives her opinion on how it was the same story with Princess Diana.   

The legal threat Harry issued comes just hours following the release of paparazzi photos of Meghan Markle taking a stroll in a Vancouver island park with her 8-month-old son Archie and her two dogs.

According to Sky News, a lawyer representing the Sussexes said photos of Meghan taking a stroll in a park on Vancouver island were taken without her consent. The lawyer claims paparazzi hid behind bushes and spied on the Duchess as she walked her two dogs along with her son Archie. 

The publication also stated photographers had permanently set up camp outside their estate from where they allegedly attempted to take photos of the family inside their home using long-range lenses.

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Royal analyst Victoria Arbiter commented how Harry's reaction the news was reminiscent of how his mother was treated by paparazzi before her death:

"This will have immediately reminded Harry of his childhood because anyone that was around witnessing Diana saw the scrum of photographers that was constantly chasing her," she said. 

Celebs like tennis champion Serena Williams, business-mogul Oprah Winfrey, and television presenter Gayle King, have all voiced their support in light of the couple's decision to take a step down from the royal family. 

In an interview with TMZ, Oprah Winfrey said  “she knows it was not an impulsive decision" for Harry and Meghan to quit royal life. She added: "Everyone should respect it." Gayle King believes the royal family should have seen Meghan and Harry's move coming.

"Nobody in the Royal family was blindsided, especially not QE2."

Harry and Meghan’s lawyers said they additionally had safety concerns in regards to the paparazzi’s driving in Canada. The concerns hit close to home for the Duke, as he lost his mother Diana, Princess of Wales in a car crash involving paparazzi in Paris in 1997.

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