<p>Prince William and his wife Kate have warned two paparazzi photographers against pursuing their 14-month-old son Prince George and his nanny, saying their behaviour amounted to "harassment".<br /><br /></p>.<p>Lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sent a legal warning letter to the photographers to "cease harassing" Prince George, third in line to the throne, and his nanny.<br /><br />A Kensington Palace statement said they were prompted to take action after attempts to take pictures of Prince George in a central London park.<br /><br />"No parent would tolerate the suspicion of someone pursuing and harassing their child and carer," it said.<br /><br />The couple are not taking legal action at this stage, the BBC reported.<br />British media reported that one of the photographers had been warned off last week by royal protection officers and that he had also been spoken to "over a number of years" about his behaviour.<br /><br />The palace statement added: "There is reason to suspect that the individual may have been placing Prince George under surveillance and monitoring his daily routines for a period of time.<br /><br />"The duke and duchess understand the particular public role that Prince George will one day inherit but while he is young, he must be permitted to lead as ordinary a life as possible."<br /><br />Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo was named as the prince's nanny in March when the palace appealed for her privacy to be respected.<br /><br />Since his birth in July 2013, the royal couple have posed for a number of official photographs with Prince George.<br /><br />He has also been pictured accompanying his parents on state visits and with the palace's consent at other events.<br /><br />Before the royal couple married, the Middleton family raised privacy concerns about alleged harassment by press agency photographers.<br /><br />In 2012, lawyers for the pair also took action against French gossip magazine Closer for publishing topless photos of the duchess.<br /><br />The royal family has had a testy relationship with the British media, which reached its lowest ebb when William's mother Diana was killed in a horrific car crash in Paris in 1997 as her vehicle was being pursued by paparazzi</p>
<p>Prince William and his wife Kate have warned two paparazzi photographers against pursuing their 14-month-old son Prince George and his nanny, saying their behaviour amounted to "harassment".<br /><br /></p>.<p>Lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sent a legal warning letter to the photographers to "cease harassing" Prince George, third in line to the throne, and his nanny.<br /><br />A Kensington Palace statement said they were prompted to take action after attempts to take pictures of Prince George in a central London park.<br /><br />"No parent would tolerate the suspicion of someone pursuing and harassing their child and carer," it said.<br /><br />The couple are not taking legal action at this stage, the BBC reported.<br />British media reported that one of the photographers had been warned off last week by royal protection officers and that he had also been spoken to "over a number of years" about his behaviour.<br /><br />The palace statement added: "There is reason to suspect that the individual may have been placing Prince George under surveillance and monitoring his daily routines for a period of time.<br /><br />"The duke and duchess understand the particular public role that Prince George will one day inherit but while he is young, he must be permitted to lead as ordinary a life as possible."<br /><br />Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo was named as the prince's nanny in March when the palace appealed for her privacy to be respected.<br /><br />Since his birth in July 2013, the royal couple have posed for a number of official photographs with Prince George.<br /><br />He has also been pictured accompanying his parents on state visits and with the palace's consent at other events.<br /><br />Before the royal couple married, the Middleton family raised privacy concerns about alleged harassment by press agency photographers.<br /><br />In 2012, lawyers for the pair also took action against French gossip magazine Closer for publishing topless photos of the duchess.<br /><br />The royal family has had a testy relationship with the British media, which reached its lowest ebb when William's mother Diana was killed in a horrific car crash in Paris in 1997 as her vehicle was being pursued by paparazzi</p>