Prince Harry and Meghan Markle experience dangerous car chase by paparazzi in New York

In a press release, the prince’s spokesman explains that the dogged pursuit led by very aggressive paparazzi lasted more than two hours on the streets of New York.

He said the chase resulted in near-misses with other drivers on the road, pedestrians and even two police officers.

The incident happened after the couple, who were accompanied by Meghan Markle’s mother for the occasion, took part in the awards ceremony Women of Vision of the Ms foundation, Tuesday evening.

According to AFP journalists who attended the event, the prince and his wife did not make a grand entrance by taking the red carpet. Instead, they entered and left through the back of the building where the party was taking place. This did not prevent the photographers from chasing them when they left.

Although there is some public interest in being a public figure, it should never come at the expense of anyone’s safety.deplores the spokesperson for the couple in the press release.

The dissemination of these images, given the way in which they were obtained, encourages a practice that is extremely intrusive and dangerous for all concerned.he adds.

When questioned about this incident, the New York police confirmed that they had assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Recognizing that there was many photographers at the scene, a New York police spokesperson added that the prince, his wife and his mother have arrived at their destination.

There was no collision, no one injured, no arrest or summons by the policeassured the policeman.

Reckless and irresponsible

The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, meanwhile explained that he did not yet have all the information on this case, qualifying in passing reckless and irresponsible chasing people in vehicles in a densely populated city.

Eric Adams was still surprised by the existence of a two-hour chase at full speed.

It was the prince’s first public appearance since the coronation of King Charles III, father of Prince Harry, on May 6.

Harry and Meghan have lived in California since 2020, after distancing themselves from the British royal family and monarchy due to internal tensions and the couple’s rocky relationship with the British tabloid press.

Recall that Prince Harry’s mother, Lady Diana Spencer, was killed on the night of August 30 to 31, 1997 following a violent collision in the tunnel under the Alma bridge in Paris during a a high-speed chase with paparazzi. Lady Diana’s spouse, Dodi Al-Fayed, and the couple’s driver, Henri Paul, were also killed.

Prince Harry has long accused the paparazzi of killing his mother that night.