Prince Harry and Meghan threaten legal action over pap shots days after big move

Within hours of Prince Harry touching down in Vancouver, Canada to join his wife Meghan, the couple have reportedly issued a warning to the press after paparazzi photographs of the former actress were published in the British media.

The images showed Meghan taking a stroll through a public park on Vancouver Island with her eight-month-old son Archie and the couple’s two dogs.

The couple’s lawyers claimed the photos were taken without her consent by photographers hiding in the bushes, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Some of the photos were published in British tabloid the Daily Mail earlier this week.

The latest debacle comes a few days after Prince Harry delivered a heartfelt speech in London, in which he openly addressed his decision to step away from his official duties and establish a more peaceful life for himself and his wife and son in North America, telling the crowd at the event that “there was really no other option”, before stressing that the move was not them “walking away”.

Speaking at the private fundraiser in aid of his charity Sentebale on Sunday, he said: “I want you to hear the truth from me, as much as I can share – not as a Prince, or a Duke, but as Harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the last 35 years – but with a clearer perspective,” he said, according to Hello! magazine, who shared the full transcript of Harry’s speech online.

On Saturday evening (UK time) the palace released a statement regarding the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, less than a fortnight after Harry and Meghan initially announced their intention to “step back” from the front-line of the firm.

As part of the deal, the couple will drop their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the royal family. They will also no longer receive public funds for royal duties, with the terms of the deal coming into effect in Spring 2020 (UK time).

Following a backlash from the British public, the couple have also agreed to pay back the £2.4 million (AU$4.6 million) of public funds that were spent on refurbishing their UK home Frogmore Cottage, which they will keep as part of the deal.