I agree Will and Kate need to take what legal action they can at this point, as I think that the safety of their children is in question now, and the answer is not keeping George behind a wall. Do I think they can take care of this issue once and for all? No, I think it will be an ongoing battle of keeping their fingers in the dykes. Do I think this fair? No. What's going to happen and what can they do within the bounds of British law, and any other law for that matter? I don't know, but I'm sure they've sought the advice of experts on the subject.
It's complicated, isn't it. There are lots of issues in play and it's not at all fair.
I reckon William and Kate should seek to have criminal charges brought against anyone who is breaking the law by doing what they are doing in an effort to photograph their children. I don't advocate they take civil action against them for damages, but if the photographers are breaking the law then they should be prosecuted.
But if the people taking the photographs are not breaking the law then I think William and Kate should be a bit careful. There is naturally an interest in George, particularly, as he is a future king and a cute and photogenic kid. Lots of people all around the world crave photographs of him because of who he is and will buy any magazine that has snaps of him doing cutesy things like he was doing at that barnyard event. And we can't be sure that the barnyard event photos were taken by a pap anyway, and that's another issue. Who is taking the photos and what degree of acquiescence is involved on an event by event basis? Inconsistency in response is going to create problems because if photographers aren't sure then they will keep having a go.
Yes, someone could be aiming a gun at him and not a camera, but they can do that anyway. It's not the pesky pap with a telephoto lens that they really have to worry about, its the crazy sniper who is out to kill the child, and they are probably not going to be the same person. Making laws about photographers is not going to prevent snipers from shooting him. He can be shot from a distance from a car or building or public land where people who are not potential murderers have a perfectly legal right to be.
William and Kate and their children are not "normal" people and they can't expect to live "normal" lives and to out and about in public like "normal" families, and yet at the same time expect people to not take an abnormal interest in them. I think William needs to get over this "normal life" thing. He can't have it. He and his family will never be "normal".
The excessive and potentially invasive and dangerous level of interest in him and his family is part of the price he pays for being who he is and he really does just have to accept that and modify his family's activities accordingly, whether he likes it or not. The level of interest is not going to change unless he really, really cheeses the public off and I don't think he wants to do that.
The particular level of interest in William and his children is there in large part because of who his mother was. That's not his fault, but it's a fact of life he has to face. His present problems have a lot to do with the huge level of interest in Diana, and the paparazzi level of interest in her. That level of interest has flowed down to her son and her son's son. And it's not going to go away.
What can he do about it? Be careful, and, yes, probably keep his child/children away from public places more than he would like.
Life in a goldfish bowl in no fun at all, and I don't envy them, but I don't really see what they can do about it, either. They are caught in a most unenviable situation that is not of their own making. What they do have control over though is the way they respond to it. They need to respond in a way that engenders a sympathetic and protective response and causes people to feel goodwill and respect towards them, not appear whiny and petulant or, worse, arrogant and entitled, which William is capable of doing without trying very hard at all.
But the bottom line is - as it was with Diana - that the photographers are only doing what they do because lots and lots of people buy the magazines and they can get paid lots of money for their photographs.