Prince Harry And Meghan Markle File Lawsuit Over Drone Photos Of Son Archie
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle filed a complaint against a photographer on Thursday for taking pictures of 14-month-old Archie at the Sussexes' home during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Prince
Harry
and
Meghan
Markle
filed
a
complaint
against
a
photographer
on
Thursday
for
taking
pictures
of
14-month-old
Archie
at
the
Sussexes'
home
during
the
Coronavirus
lockdown.
The
former
Royals
even
gave
a
detailed
account
on
how
they
have
had
to
fight
constantly
against
media
harassment
since
they
moved
to
Southern
California
earlier
this
year.
"This
action
arises
out
of
the
relentless
and
quite
frankly
shocking
efforts
of
the
tabloid
media
to
profit
from
serial
intrusions
of
the
privacy
of
a
14-month-old
child
in
his
own
home
and
the
desire
and
responsibility
of
any
parent
to
do
what
is
necessary
to
protect
their
children
from
this
manufactured
feeding
frenzy,"
read
their
statement.
The
couple's
lawyer,
Michael
Kump
said,
"Every
individual
and
family
member
in
California
is
guaranteed
by
law
the
right
to
privacy
in
their
home.
No
drones,
helicopters
or
telephoto
lenses
can
take
away
that
right.
The
Duke
and
Duchess
of
Sussex
are
filing
this
lawsuit
to
protect
their
young
son's
right
to
privacy
in
their
home
without
intrusion
by
photographers,
and
to
uncover
and
stop
those
who
seek
to
profit
from
these
illegal
actions."
Harry
And
Meghan
Filed
A
Lawsuit
In
LA
Superior
Court
Meghan
and
Harry
revealed
that
a
publication
used
a
photo
of
Archie
and
claimed
it
was
taken
during
a
family
outing
in
Malibu,
when
in
fact
it
was
clearly
shot
while
he
was
in
their
yard.
The
statement
given
by
the
duo
in
the
lawsuits
says,
"Archie
has
not
been
in
public,
much
less
in
Malibu,
since
the
family
arrived
here."
Identity
Of
The
Photographers
Is
Unknown
Since
the
identity
of
the
photographers
and
sellers
are
unknown
they
are
listed
as
John
Doe
in
the
lawsuits
filed
in
Los
Angeles
Superior
Court.
Through
the
lawsuit,
Meghan
and
Prince
Harry
seek
to
identify
the
photographers
and
sellers
and
request
the
court
to
make
them
turn
over
all
photos
of
Archie
and
the
family.
Duo
Reveals
Photographers
Have
Cut
Through
Fence
To
Take
Pictures
The
lawsuit
also
says
that
the
family
had
to
build
a
large
mesh
fence
to
block
photographers
and
"have
done
everything
in
their
power
to
stay
out
of
the
limelight,
except
in
connection
with
their
work,
which
they
freely
admit
is
newsworthy." It
also
added
that
they
"simply
want
to
continue
the
public
impact
work
that
is
so
important
to
them
while
having
the
private
life
to
which
any
family
or
individual
has
the
right."
According
to
their
statement,
drones
are
flown
20
feet
above
their
homes
at
least
three
times
a
day
in
attempts
to
get
photos
of
the
family.
At
times,
even
helicopters
have
flown
over
the
house
as
early
as
5:30
am,
waking
Archie
and
their
neighbours.
They
also
revealed
that
photographers
have
cut
holes
in
their
mesh
fence
attempting
to
get
shots
of
them.