Royals vs. Paparazzi: a historic tale of love and hate

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided to keep their son Archie's christening very private, and did not pose for press photos after the ceremony had occurred. Maybe that should've clued folks in on what was to come!

Now, click on to discover more situations indicating the tumultuous relationship between royals and the paparazzi.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - A young Prince Charles stands with his back turned towards a wall of photographers at Waterloo Station, London, 1961.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - The Queen and Prince Charles are surrounded by journalists as they arrive in Avignon, France, 1972.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Princess Diana was famously hounded by photographers after she became engaged to Prince Charles.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - She opened up to the press in several interviews about her unhappy marriage to the Prince and his affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Diana also used international media to draw attention to numerous social causes that she supported. Here she appears in Australia during a three-day fundraising trip in 1996.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - However, the car crash that caused her tragic death in Paris in 1997 occurred as she was being pursued by paparazzi. Needless to say this sent the royal family's relationship with the press to an all-time low.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Royals have grown up used to being exposed to paparazzi from a young age. Charles and Diana pose for cameras with their two sons while on holiday in 1989 in the Scilly Isles, England.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Though not all holiday snaps are taken with royal consent! Here Diana relaxes with William and Harry in the British Virgin Islands in 1990.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - At no time do journalists and photographers make their presence more apparent than at the birth of royal babies.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince Louis was the latest member of the royal family to make his first appearance in front of the cameras outside St Mary's Hospital in London, just hours after his birth in April 2018.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince George moodily looks down a camera lens while attending his sister Princess Charlotte's christening in July 2015.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge got huffy with photographers as she left Prince Louis' christening on July 9, 2018, telling them firmly "you're not coming."

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - The royal family release official photos to the press from time to time, such as this shot of the young Cambridge family on a skiing holiday in 2016.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - This tradition possibly comes from when Prince William and Harry went skiing when younger. Photographers waited for an official photo shoot with the royal family in 1998 at Klosters, Switzerland.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - The session was supposedly organized so that the press would leave the family, who were reeling from Princess Diana's death the year before, alone for the remainder of the trip.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - William smiles during a press conference with journalists in London, prior to taking a volunteering trip to Chile in 2000 for his gap year.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Photographers wrap up against the cold in Monbiel, Switzerland for yet another royal ski trip photo session in 2002.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince Harry, Charles, and William try to look relaxed as they pose for the shots.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince William was also called to pose for several photo sessions during his time as a student at the University of St Andrews.

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Prince Harry has been caught in some sticky situations by paparazzi in the past, including a series of naked photos from Las Vegas in 2012.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Both Princes have also had their relationships severely scrutinized by the press. Prince William and Kate Middleton were often captured by paparazzi together before they were engaged.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Kate in particular suffered a lot of media harassment throughout this time. Camera crews frequently filmed her leaving her London flat and even camped outside on her 25th birthday in 2008.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - While serving as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan, Harry gave interviews to the media in 2012.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Harry frowns at the camera during an interview at Camp Bastion, southern Afghanistan, December 2012.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - William and Kate pose for an official photo session at St James's Palace following the announcement of their engagement in November 2010.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - The newly engaged royal couple were also obliged to give a special interview.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Camera crews crowd outside Kate Middleton's parents' house in Bucklebury, England following the engagement news.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Photographers line up outside Westminster Abbey on Prince William and Kate's wedding day in April 2011.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Journalists and photographers set up their cameras in front of Buckingham Palace ahead of the newlyweds' appearance on the balcony.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Relations between royals and the paparazzi seemed to be at a high following the royal wedding. William jokes with photographers after kicking an AFL ball at them in Australia in 2011.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - But things went sour after a French magazine published topless photos of Kate while she and William were vacationing on a private property in Provence, France in 2012.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - The couple were eventually paid roughly US$120,000 in damages and interest in 2017, according to the Guardian.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince Charles has had a famously wobbly relationship with the press in the past, especially during the break up of his marriage to Princess Diana.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - His second wife, Camilla, also came under a lot of media scrutiny at the time.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - However, current royal relations with the press seem warm. Prince Charles jokes with The Sun photographer Arthur Edwards over oysters in New Zealand in 2015.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - The Duchess of Cornwall hands Arthur Edwards a potato "twirl" at a Farmers Market in New Zealand in 2012.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - On the other side of the lens: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Arthur Edwards pose for a photo in Sydney in 2015.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince Harry definitely gets more hands on when it comes to dealing with the press.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - At the Turn Your Life Around youth development center in New Zealand in 2015, the prince famously put a playful handprint on Arthur Edwards' head.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Harry poses with a disabled photographer at the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince Harry discusses angles with royal photographer Chris Jackson before a medal presentation ceremony at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Photographers point their lenses at Buckingham Palace ahead of the Trooping the Colour ceremony in 2013.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Journalists flock to the grounds of Kensington Palace ahead of another engagement announcement in November 2017.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share smiles at Kensington Palace before appearing for their official engagement announcement photos.

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Royals vs. Paparazzi - Harry and Meghan also gave an interview following the announcement of their engagement in 2017.

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The newlyweds attend Ascot in 2018, once again surrounded by a sea of cameras. Truly, will the royal paparazzi frenzy ever end?

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Royals vs. Paparazzi: a historic tale of love and hate

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When you're a member of the British royal family, dealing with the paparazzi is just another royal chore! That is, until things go too far. For Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, this has certainly played a big role in their stepping down from royal duties. But the media frenzy is far from over, with the famous couple now suing for invasion of privacy over a photo that was taken of their son Archie in their yard in Southern California. They are trying to stop its sale and publication.

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