Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Chased by Aggressive Paparazzi in New York

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were “chased” on Tuesday evening in New York by “very aggressive paparazzi”, an incident which could have been “catastrophic”, according to a spokesperson for the couple on Wednesday. But if the New York Police Department confirmed officers helped the couple’s security team; authorities say there was never a ‘pursuit’: ‘The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reports of collisions, summonses, injuries or arrests.’

Speaking at a press conference, Mayor Eric Adams questioned the length of the chase described in the statement. “I would find it hard to believe there was a two-hour high-speed chase,” he said, adding that even a 10-minute chase would be “extremely dangerous in New York.”

The taxi driver who picked up the coupe and Meghan’s mother is also much less alarmist about what really happened: “We were blocked by a garbage truck and suddenly paparazzi came and began taking pictures. Claims that this was a potentially tragic pursuit are exaggerated as the paparazzi were not aggressive.”

For its part, the very serious New York Times wrote this morning: “This story, of a chaotic and dangerous chase through Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday evening, made headlines around the world, making headlines on both sides of the world. A member of the couple’s security team said the episode “could have been fatal” to the couple, but as more details emerged including testimony from police and a taxi briefly involved, the picture got complicated.”