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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

‘Get to a place of safety’: ex-royal bodyguard on paparazzi chases

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, look at each other during a visit to One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
The pursuit of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in New York City could have caused a fatal accident, says personal protection expert Simon Morgan. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

When Simon Morgan was bodyguard to members of the British royal family, paparazzi pursuits were an almost daily occurrence.

But Morgan, who served with the elite SO14 royalty personal protection unit within the Metropolitan police, said he would never advise a “cat and mouse chase” with a fleet of photographers hellbent on snapping the picture that could make their fortune.

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