Story highlights
- Two photographers have been following Prince George and his nanny in parks, palace says
- They've been sent a letter asking them to stop by lawyers for William and Catherine
- They want their 14-month-old son to have "as normal a childhood as possible"
- Catherine is expecting their second child and has again suffered acute morning sickness
Lawyers for Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, have sent letters to two photographers asking them to stop following the couple's son, Prince George, and his nanny around public parks, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
The two individuals have essentially been stalking Prince George, who is 14 months old, said a palace spokesman.
William and Kate want their son, who is third in line to the British throne, to have "as normal a childhood as possible," the spokesman said.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are grateful to the British press for refraining from publishing the paparazzi photos, he added.
The letters were delivered "earlier this week," the spokesman said. There has not yet been a response.
Photos: Prince George's first year in pictures
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Prince George's first year in pictures – Britain's Prince George and his parents, Prince William and Duchess Catherine, visit a butterfly exhibition at London's Natural History Museum on July 2. Prince George celebrates his first birthday on Tuesday, July 22.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – Prince George walks at the museum on July 2.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – George takes his first steps in public as his mother holds his hand June 15 in Cirencester, England.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – The royal family leaves an airbase in Australia to head back to the United Kingdom on April 25. They took a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand. It was the first official trip overseas since George's birth.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – Catherine and William react as their son bites a small present at the bilby enclosure of Sydney's Taronga Zoo on April 20. One of the zoo's bilbies was renamed George in honor of the young prince.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – Catherine holds George as he meets a bilby -- Australia's version of the Easter bunny -- at Taronga Zoo on April 20.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – George shakes hands with Lynne Cosgrove, the wife of Australia's governor-general, on the tarmac of Sydney Airport on April 16.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – Catherine and William speak to New Zealand Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and his wife, Janine, before boarding a flight to Australia on April 16.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – George plays with toys during a visit to the Government House in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 9.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – Catherine and George arrive in Wellington on April 7.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – William and Catherine speak to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby after George's christening October 23 in London.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – In August, Catherine and William pose with George and their dogs Lupo, right, and Tilly in the garden of Catherine's family home in Bucklebury, England.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge depart St. Mary's Hospital in London with newborn George on July 23, 2013. He was born the previous day at 4:24 p.m., and he weighed 8 pounds and 6 ounces.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – "It's very special," William said after George's birth. The prince had already changed his son's first diaper, the couple told reporters.
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Prince George's first year in pictures – The new parents stand in front of the Lindo Wing of the hospital on July 23, 2013.
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Prince George's eventful first year 01:58
Buckingham Palace spokesmen traditionally are not quoted by name.
Catherine is expecting the couple's second child, royal officials confirmed last month, and as a result has canceled some public engagements.
As during her first pregnancy, she is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, or acute morning sickness. The condition involves nausea and vomiting more severe than the typical morning sickness many women suffer during early pregnancy.
