The fact is that a tighter leash needs to be put on the paparazzi. No one should deny them their chance to take a photo, but they need to be reined in if their actions are creating a dangerous situation. High speed car chases in a crowded city street while their lightbulbs are continuously flashing need to be prohibited. Not just for the safety of the pursued, but also the other innocent drivers. Even a mob outside a club could face serious danger in a push/shove situation. I don't think that it was necessarily the smartest idea for William and Kate to go to such a pap hot spot either, but I can't deny them their right to go to their friends club without potentially incurring bodily injury. Whether or not anyone likes Kate, she is still a private citizen. She should have the freedom to go wherever she likes no matter how much some people think she is asking for trouble. It's not the point. She is entitled to the same protection from danger as anyone else is.
As for William stumbling drunk outside the club, well, I haven't seen a photo of that for some months, has anyone else? He's hardly a fall down drunk, then. He's just a young man who enjoys the party scene. Most of the 25 yr old boys I knew did the same thing before they settled down, and they still managed to get up the next day and attend to whatever responsibilities that they had. The two actions don't have to be mutually exclusive. I have seen significantly more photos of him in the past few months at official functions than clubbing, so he must be doing some work. Remember, and we could all debate this to the moon and back, William is not yet an officially "paid for" royal. He does not receive a direct payment from the civil list. He benefits from his father's money, his mother's inheritance and his army pay, which, honestly, I think we would be hard pressed to find a soldier that doesn't go out on a tear every now and then. Let William enjoy himself now while he can. His life will be far more restrictive as he gets older than any of ours will be.
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