Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi photographers, the couple's spokesperson claims.
The alleged car chase took place Tuesday evening after Harry and Markle attended the Women of Vision awards in New York – where the Duchess of Sussex was given the 2023 Women of Vision award by Gloria Steinem. "Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms.
Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi," the spokesperson said in a statement. "This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD (New York Police Department) officers." "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." New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters he hadn’t received a full briefing about the incident yet, but he called it "reckless and irresponsible" for anyone to be chasing people in vehicles in the densely populated city, and said that "two of our officers could have been injured." Harry's mother, the late Princess Diana, died in a car crash in 1997.
At the time, Princess Diana was being pursued by paparazzi in Paris. Prince Harry and Markle have voiced strong concerns over their safety and the safety of their family.The Duke of Sussex is currently locked in a legal battle in the United Kingdom.
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