Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Slam ‘Abhorrent’ Claim That New York City Car Chase Was a PR Stunt

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Speaking their truth. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle slammed reports that their involvement in a car chase earlier this month was a publicity stunt.“Respectfully, considering the Duke’s family history, one would have to think nothing of the couple or anybody associated with them to believe this was any sort of PR stunt,” Ashley Hansen, a spokesperson for the Sussexes, told The New York Times in an article published Friday, May 19. “Quite frankly, I think that’s abhorrent.”The Spare author and the Suits alum’s response comes days after they were chased by “a ring of highly aggressive” photographers after leaving the 2023 Women of Vision Awards in New York City on May 16.

Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, was also in the taxi with the couple at the time.“This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,” a spokesperson for Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, said in a statement on Wednesday, May 17, calling the incident “near catastrophic.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe statement continued: “While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone’s safety.

Dissemination of these images, given the ways in which they were obtained, encourages a highly intrusive practice that is dangerous to all involved.”A source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time that the trio “were terrified throughout the whole ordeal” and “still very upset” over the incident.Chris Sanchez, a member of Harry and Meghan’s security team, recalled the “chaotic” situation in an interview with CNN on Wednesday, claiming it “could have been fatal.”“I have never seen [or]