British Vision Issue 76, 威廉王子遭遇狗仔队

Prince William's annoyance¹ for the photographers can clearly be heard on this footage. (Let's come on, let's get into car) Paparazzi had waited outside this central London nightclub to get a first picture of William and Kate Middleton out on the town since their split in April. But what happened next left the Prince concerned. His spokesman released a statement, it reads---Having already been photographed leaving the club, he and Kate Middleton were then pursued in his car by photographers on motorcycles, in vehicles and on foot. The aggressive pursuit was potentially dangerous and worrying for them. It seems incomprehensible, particularly at this time. But this behavior is still going on.

Couldn't have happened at a worse time in terms of impact. And obviously you can imagine what must be going through William's mind and also through Kate Middleton's mind at this particular time. There is no justification² for it and there's actually no real reason why this should happen. Legal Experts say the couple could now use the law to fend³ off the photographers.

Prince William and Kate were in a much better position than Princess Diana was. The human rights act now gives them the right to privacy and for the courts have shown in the past particularly with Princess Caroline of Monaco that they will protect them against just pictures being taken of them going about their ordinary life and the intrusion that those cause.

The timing⁴ of this incident will be of concern for the royal family coming in the week of the jury began hearing evidence into the deaths of Diana Princess of Wales and Dodi al-Fayed as they were followed by press photographers in Paris 10 years ago.

Wow wow wow, look at this, en, someone is out ,they are very important.

You are talking about human greed, you are talking about people trying to make money. What I do know is if the daily pursuit of Kate Middleton doesn't end if somebody doesn't bring a stop to it then history is gonna repeat itself.

This tourist's video shows the crowds of Paparazzi outside the Ritz Hotel from where the Princess set off on her final journey. A decade later and many will be wondering how much if anything has changed. Ford⁵ Harrison Sky News.

1 annoyance   

n.恼怒，生气，烦恼

参考例句：

• Why do you always take your annoyance out on me?为什么你不高兴时总是对我出气？
• I felt annoyance at being teased.我恼恨别人取笑我。

2 justification   

n.正当的理由；辩解的理由

参考例句：

• There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
• In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。

3 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

4 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

5 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。