The latest in the story of Prince Harry and Meghan Markel (the ‘Sussexes’) and their aim of carving out new roles as hybrid royals was, I suspect (has it actually been confirmed?) part prompted by their tribulations of dealing with the British media. Involvement with the press (I think mostly of court proceedings) comes in a variety of forms. It affects ‘celebrities’ disproportionately (though as Naomi Campbell’s case (see below) shows, it may be said they asked for it); but it can affect us all: parents and children in care proceedings; anyone investigated by the police or involved in interesting (to the press) open court proceedings; and even some private proceedings cases.
English law on press freedom and privacy are derived from the common law, and developed alongside the European Convention on Human Rights 1950, mostly Arts 8 (respect for private and family life, ie privacy) and 10 (freedom of expression, ie publicity). To act for a ‘celebrity’ (‘figures of
