Could be William with his head down since he's trying to be incognito. That would make sense if he's meeting Podesta? Also, the guy to his right may be a bodyguard? I looked closer at the outfit and it does resemble the one the Prince wore, shown in another photo. So I was wrong about the pants being something he wouldn't wear. It's a leisure suit! Yes, he'd be surprised that he was spied upon. The brown thing at his waist is not Princely. It would be a lower class thing to wear? Like displaying a set of keys? Maybe that's what he's going to trade and he has it next to his body for safe keeping?
Didn't we find Snowden on a street like this , in Hong Kong, some months ago. Perhaps this is near Snowden's lair?
"Snowden" was also the name of a photog who married into the English royals. Something creepy about his work. I can't remember it all right now. Also a name connected to the C,A in the movie "Network"
Sometimes they ditch their team. And yes, if going for a hand off they would do so. the man to his right is likely bodyguard. You 'd be surprised how few people would recognize , without all the hoopla. And the assistant could just say in Chinese that it's not him. No one would expect him on the street so it's
"hidden in plain site:" situation.