Two men seen near Harry and Meghan's children's school; Sussexes call it 'extraordinarily reckless'

Two young men carrying backpacks were seen by private security and school staff walking the perimeter of the school attended by Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, stopping to look into the grounds, according to the BBC and the Mirror. 1 2 They returned to a van that police later established was a rental vehicle. 1 3 The BBC says police identified one of them as an international press photographer, believed to work for a European press agency; the Mirror says officers determined both were international photographers. 1 2

Good Morning Britain, as reported by the Express, said police were investigating the men, who were believed to be paparazzi. 3 A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex called the photographers' conduct "extraordinarily reckless" and an "unacceptable intrusion into the privacy of children". 1 4 The spokesman blamed "certain European paparazzi" and, in the Mirror's version, referred to the earlier incident at RAF Fairford, which the coverage does not explain; the spokesman also said British press had been broadly respectful. 2 5

The family returned to the UK at the end of August after six years in the US, and the children changed schools after a few days over security concerns about school-run traffic. 1 4 The BBC reports that Ravec, the committee overseeing royal and VIP security, is to reconsider the couple's police protection now they are full-time residents. 1 Reuters says the couple have their own security team but want government-provided police protection. 4