Meghan Markle Is Learning How Different It Is To Raise Kids in UK
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Key Points:
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have expressed surprise at the strong press protections for their children, Archie and Lilibet, in the U.K., especially compared to their experiences in the U.S.
- Photographers from a European press agency attempted to take photos of the Sussex children at their new school, prompting concerns about privacy breaches.
- The U.K.’s Independent Press Standards Organization’s Editors’ Code strictly prohibits photographing children at school, a protection introduced after Princess Diana’s death in 1997.
- The Sussexes highlighted the difference between legitimate media coverage and intrusive behavior, condemning the photographers’ actions as an unacceptable invasion of their children’s privacy.
- A palace insider noted that Britain’s press protections for children at school are stronger than those in California, offering Archie and Lilibet safeguards that Harry did not have growing up.
