Prince William has expressed concern after he and Kate Middleton were “aggressively” pursued in their car by paparazzi, Clarence House has said.

William had been “left concerned” by the “threatening behaviour” of some photographers as the couple left a London nightclub, his official spokesman Paddy Harverson said yesterday. The events seemed incomprehensible at a time when the inquest over the death of the Prince’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, had just begun, Mr Harverson added.

He said: “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, that this behaviour is still going on.”

The Prince and Miss Middleton, who have rekindled their relationship after splitting up earlier this year, were leaving Boujis nightclub, in South Kensington, early yesterday morning. The images of the couple, who are both 25, were the first of them out on the town together since they broke up in April.

Even during their brief separation, Miss Middleton was pursued by photographers, and comparisons were drawn with press interest in the young Lady Diana Spencer.

After William and Miss Middleton resumed their relationship they had managed to keep a relatively low profile until this week’s encounter with the paparazzi. (via The Times Online)