by Press Trust of IndiaPrince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a “devastating car chase” involving “highly aggressive” paparazzi for more than two hours in New York, a spokesman for the couple said on Wednesday.
The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday. The couple were in town for the Women of Vision Awards and were accompanied by Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland.
In August 1997, Harry’s mother Princess Diana and her close friend Dodi Fayed were killed in a horrific car crash in Paris while being followed by paparazzi.
In a statement, the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed there had been an incident and said several photographers “challenged their (Harry and Meghan’s) transport.” “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reports of collisions, summonses, injuries or arrests,” it added.
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The couple’s spokesperson said last night: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland were involved in a disastrous car chase at the hands of a ring of overly aggressive paparazzi.” “This sustained effort, which lasted more than two hours, resulted in multiple collisions between other drivers, pedestrians and two NYPD officers on the road,” CNN reported.
The statement, citing a spokesperson’s statement, said the couple understand that “being public figures comes with a level of public interest that should never come at the expense of anyone’s safety.”
“Being a public figure comes with a level of public interest, this should never come at the expense of anyone’s safety. The dissemination of these images, in the manner in which they were obtained, was a highly intrusive Encourages practice that is dangerous for all.
The incident is said to follow the couple’s first public appearance following the king’s coronation earlier this month.
Photos surfaced on social media showed Harry, Meghan and their mother Ragland in a taxi.
Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, stepped down from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the United States partly because of what they described as intense media harassment.
The prince has long spoken of his anger about press intrusion, which he blames for the death of his mother, Princess Diana, when her limousine crashed in Paris in 1997 while away from chasing paparazzi. Went.
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