Prince Harry and his wife, Megan, were subjected, on Tuesday night, to being chased by paparazzi photographers in New York, who almost took their lives, according to what was reported by the “CNN” news network, according to their spokesperson, on Wednesday.
The American network said that the paparazzi chased the couple after they left the “Women of Vision” awards ceremony, and Reuters quoted a spokesman for the prince as saying that the chase was “disastrous.”
With the help of New York City police, the prince and his wife were eventually able to transfer to a taxi and drive away, according to law enforcement who were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter and did so on condition of anonymity. Associated Press.
The New York Police Department said paparazzi had turned Harry and Meghan’s commute into a real “challenge”, but no collisions, injuries or arrests had been reported.
A local law enforcement source told the network that a “swarm” of photographers followed the car that was carrying Prince Harry and his wife, after they left the party.
Although he described what happened as “dangerous”, the source confirmed that no one was harmed.
According to the couple’s account, the pursuit of the photographers was prolonged and involved several traffic violations.
Their spokesperson said: “Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Lady Ragland (Meghan’s mother) were car chased by a group of very aggressive paparazzi.”
“I’ve never seen or experienced anything like this,” Chris Sanchez, a member of the husband’s security team, told CNN.
Then he continued, “What we were dealing with was very chaotic, there were about a dozen vehicles between cars, motorbikes and bicycles.”
The source said that the “paparazzi” chased the husband on motorbikes, including those who followed them on the sidewalk to keep up with their car.
Buckingham Palace declined CNN’s request to comment on the incident.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters he had not received a full briefing yet, but described what happened as “reckless and irresponsible,” a description that applies to anyone who stalks people in a densely populated city like New York. Two of his officers are wounded.
It is reported that in 1997, a paparazzi chasing Princess Diana (Prince Harry’s mother) through a tunnel in the French capital, Paris, caused her death, as she was involved in a fatal traffic accident.
And the incident, which shook the world at the time, was the biggest evidence that the paparazzi’s pursuit of celebrities could endanger their lives.
