Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were caught “on the hunt” Tuesday night in New York by “very aggressive paparazzi”an incident that could have been “catastrophic”according to a spokesperson for the couple on Wednesday, even if the police played it down.
This ” car chase “in the middle of town, the outcome of which could have been « fatale » according to a source close to « Sussex »the couple being at odds with the rest of the British royal family, immediately echoes the death of Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, in the accident of her Mercedes in August 1997 in Paris, pursued by paparazzi.
In New York, Tuesday evening, the chase “relentless, which lasted nearly two hours, nearly caused collisions with other drivers, pedestrians and two officers of the New York police”protested a spokesperson in an email sent to AFP, the prince and his wife living in California.
The couple, first in a car with Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, before taking a taxi, had just left a party in New York where the Duchess of Sussex had been awarded by a philanthropic and feminist organization.
According to AFP journalists covering the gala, the prince and his wife did not walk the red carpet and entered and left the back of the room where the evening was taking place.
“While a public figure arouses interest, this should never be at the expense of anyone’s safety”warned the spokesperson, denouncing the “dissemination of these images (…) encouraging a very intrusive (in private life) and dangerous practice”.
“Not like in a movie”
When questioned, the New York City Police (NYPD) responded that they had “provided assistance to the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex”.
Certainly, acknowledged a police spokesman, “there were many photographers” Tuesday evening “making their transport (in New York) difficult”. But Harry and Meghan “Arrived at their destination and there was no collision, no injured person, no arrest or summons” by law enforcement, he said.
Similarly, a taxi driver, Sukhcharn Singh, found by the Washington Post, transported the couple and a security guard for ten minutes and disputed the term of ” pursuit “. “I never felt in danger, it wasn’t like a chase in a movie. They were silent and looked scared but this is New York, a safe city”assured Mr. Singh.
But according to a source close to the couple, on the contrary, the ” car chase “ involved half a dozen vehicles “driven by individuals in a reckless and dangerous manner for the procession and everyone around”.
Diana killed in car in Paris
“The chase could have been fatal”estimated this source.
Harry has long blamed the press and paparazzi for causing the August 31, 1997 car crash in Paris that killed his mother, Lady Di.
Indeed, New York City Mayor Eric Adams cited Diana’s resounding disappearance: “I don’t think many of us don’t remember how her mum died”.
While denouncing in front of the press a behavior of paparazzi “a little reckless and irresponsible”the city councilor, a former police captain, questioned the likelihood of a “two-hour chase at full speed”.
“But even a ten-minute chase is extremely dangerous in New York”a conclu M. Adams.
Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, left the British royal family in early 2020 to move to California due to conflict and tension, including accusations of racism, and pressure from the media.
Harry went gallantly and alone on May 6 to London for the coronation of his father Charles III.
The couple are very unpopular in the UK. The tabloids are ruthless and Harry has several legal disputes with them.
We blame the « Sussex » to have slammed the door, then criticized the powerful and secret royal family, and to have revealed behind the scenes and the dissensions to the whole world.
In “The Substitute”huge bookstore success written by Harry, his brother William, the heir to the throne, is presented as angry, to the point in 2019 of having abused his brother about Meghan.
2023-05-18 07:56:30
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