"As with many high-profile individuals, members of the royal family are aware of the unfortunate and growing trend for lip-readers to be used, with varying degrees of inaccuracy, to snoop on conversations that anyone would have a right to be considered private."
"Royals and celebrities are being warned by their representatives and advisers to watch what they say when they are out of the house or palace as a lip-reading phenomenon means videos can be posted online and translated in seconds."
"One was always aware of it, and even in my time there were experts who claimed he could read lips. Sometimes [conversations were interpreted], though not always accurately."
High-profile individuals, including members of the royal family, face increasing risks from lip-reading experts who translate their private conversations for public consumption. Prince William was recently involved in a controversy when a lip-reader interpreted a video of him with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for a Channel 5 documentary. The documentary also captured King Charles and Princess Anne in allegedly unguarded moments. Royal representatives and advisers are now warning family members to be cautious about speaking freely in public settings, as mobile phones and television cameras can record their conversations. A royal source expressed frustration about the growing trend of lip-readers using varying degrees of accuracy to invade privacy. Former press secretary Dickie Arbiter noted that awareness of lip-reading has long existed within the royal household.
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