Prince Harry and Meghan Markle involved in “near catastrophic car chase” with Paparazzi

Prince Harry of England and his wife, Meghan Markle, have been involved in “an almost catastrophic car chase” when they were harassed by a group of paparazzi as they left an awards ceremony that took place in the Ziegfeld event hall. Ballroom, on West 54th Street, just four blocks south of Central Park. It happened on Tuesday night, as reported by a spokesman for the couple this Wednesday through a statement. In addition to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Doria Ragland, Markle’s mother, also traveled in the vehicle.

“Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Mrs. Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a group of very aggressive paparazzi,” the statement reads; “This relentless pursuit, which lasted for more than two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians, and two NYPD officers.” In the pursuit, according to the version of the son and daughter-in-law of King Charles of England, a dozen paparazzi participated aboard vehicles with tinted windows.

The Police department has relativized this Wednesday the seriousness of the event through a statement collected by the BBC. “The New York Police Department assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. There were numerous photographers that made it difficult to move. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reached their destination without causing collisions, damage or arrests” in the alleged pursuit, which contradicts the initial version of the mayor of the city, Eric Adams, who explained that they have let him know that “Two or four agents have been injured” and has described the persecution as “somewhat reckless and irresponsible.”

While he added that a two-hour chase in downtown New York, where speed limits and signs are scrupulously observed, is “hard to believe.” Furthermore, he stated: “We will find out the exact duration” of the alleged incident. Adams sent a more detailed report of what happened, which will be available throughout the day, according to the newspaper. The New York Times. “I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t remember how their mother died. [Diana de Gales]and it would be terrifying to lose an innocent bystander during such a chase or to have something happen to them.”

“Although the fact of being a public figure implies a level of interest on the part of the public, it should never cost anyone security,” said the same spokesperson. “The distribution of these images, given the way in which they have been obtained, encourages highly intrusive practices that are dangerous for all involved.”

The incident came after Meghan and Harry attended the annual Ms. Foundation awards ceremony together, where the Duchess of Sussex received the Women of Vision award for “her global advocacy to empower and advocate on behalf of women.” women and girls”. Both her husband and her mother, Doria Ragland, accompanied Markle at this gala, which marked the first public appearance on a red carpet for the couple so far this year. They had not been seen together posing for the cameras after the premiere of the documentary series about his life in December 2022, the publication of Prince Enrique’s memoir book last January and the coronation of Carlos III.

At the end of the gala, the three left the venue around ten at night in one of the city’s traditional yellow taxis, according to the popular newspaper The New York Daily News, another surprising fact considering the couple’s standard of living and the income earned from the Netflix documentary and the prince’s memoir. The taxi driver, Suckham Singh, told the aforementioned newspaper that the Sussexes asked him his name and he gave them the hypocoristic, Sonny, because “my whole name is quite difficult.” “They were being harassed,” said the man, despite what he said, “they were very nice.”

Enrique has complained on numerous occasions about the persecution by photographers, rather than against him, against his wife. He has spoken about it in interviews, in his memoir, and in his Netflix documentary series. In fact, the couple went so far as to denounce some of those paparazzi, such as in July 2020, when they complained of “serious intrusions” into the privacy of both both and their eldest son, Archie, who was 14 months old at the time, and sought guard against the “manufactured transmission frenzy”. They have often had drones and helicopters over their homes trying to get images, and have been followed while walking or in a vehicle. This issue is especially sensitive for Enrique, given that his mother, Diana of Wales, died in a traffic accident while being chased by the paparazzi on the Bridge of the Soul in Paris in 1997. The prince remembered her very clearly in October of 2019, when he sent a letter explaining the reasons for other complaints against British tabloids: “I lost my mother and now I see my wife a victim of the same powerful forces.” “I’ve seen what happens when a loved one is commodified to the point where they are no longer treated as real,” he said.