Royal aides have named two paparazzi who broke an agreement not to try to photograph Prince Charles, his two sons and niece during their skiing holiday in Klosters.

Both men were reported to be working for French agencies that followed Diana, Princess of Wales, on the night she was killed in a car crash.

Jean Pierre Rey and Pascal Le Segretain of Sygma were caught furtively attempting to snap pictures of the royal party on the slopes.

French paparazzi say interest in the Royals remains high

After the four skiers gave a photocall on Friday it was made clear to the media that they expected privacy for the remainder of their time in the Swiss resort.

Both men were present at the briefing, aides said.

Protection officer, Inspector Tony Parker, spotted the photographers as the royals arrived at Klosters on Sunday morning.

Inspector Parker warned the men off but one was later seen again trying to take pictures from a restaurant toilet.

But Mr Rey defended his presence in Klosters saying: "I'm not a bad man, but I have work to do.

"There's still a lot of interest in the royals in Spain, Italy and France."

The French photo agency Gamma denied Mr Rey was on its staff. It said he was working freelance and it would not use his pictures.

Princes Charles, William and Harry are joined in Switzerland by Zara Phillips, daughter of the Princess Royal.

The Prince of Wales's press secretary, Sandy Henney, said: "All we have is what we hope is the moral high ground of trying to cooperate with the media.

"We would like to remind people that, only four months ago, William and Harry's mother was killed in the circumstances that she was."

Princess Diana, her close friend Dodi al Fayed and chauffeur Henri Paul died when their speeding Mercedes crashed in a tunnel in Paris in August.

Photographers following the car initially were initially blamed for the accident but it was subsequently revealed the driver had twice the legal alcohol limit in his bloodstream.

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