Prince Harry and Meghan Markle almost crashed. Photographers chased their taxi for two hours
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The official representative of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan said that the couple almost crashed while their car was chased by paparazzi photographers for two hours.
The incident took place in New York after the couple attended a charity evening where Meghan was receiving an award for her work from the Ms Foundation Women of Vision, the spokesman said.
Soon photos of Harry, Meghan and her mother Doria Ragland were riding in a taxi on social networks.
Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Harry and Meghan’s titles – “Angle”) almost crashed during a car chase involving a group of very aggressive paparazzi, the couple said in a statement. — A persistent chase that lasted over two hours led to many situations where there was a near-collision with other drivers, pedestrians and two New York police officers.
A few hours later, the scandalous statement was commented with much less, but dramatic, by the New York Police Department.
According to a released statement from the agency, “the private security team that accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Sussex” had to seek help from the police, as photographers chasing taxis “complicated their transportation.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have already arrived at their destination. There were no reports of clashes, police calls or injuries that occurred during the pursuit. There were also no arrests related to this incident,” the statement said.
Earlier it was reported that the participation of the spouses in the evening of the charity was their first joint appearance in public since the coronation of Harry’s father, King Charles III, which he traveled alone.
The dissemination of these photographs – given how they were obtained – leads to the encouragement of practices that pose a danger to all parties involved and an invasion of privacy, the statement said.
Recall that Princess Diana, mother of Harry and the heir to the British throne, Prince William, crashed in Paris in August 1997. She died in a car accident that occurred at the moment when her car was being pursued by a group of paparazzi photographers.
According to Sky News, the paparazzi chasing Harry and Megan violated traffic rules. In addition, one of the drivers was talking on the phone while driving, while the other was trying to take pictures while driving.
New York Mayor Eric Adams called the actions of the participants in the incident “reckless and irresponsible”, recalling that Harry’s mother Princess Diana died in 1997 in a car accident while she was being pursued by paparazzi.
The journalists also spoke with one of Harry and Meghan’s security personnel, Chris Sanchez. He described the situation as “very chaotic” and noted that paparazzi were involved in the chase not only in cars, but also on scooters and even bicycles. Sanchez also revealed that Harry and Meghan had switched from one car to another several times.
Released at the end of 2022, Prince Harry in the documentary series “Harry and Meghan” said that since childhood he felt the constant presence of the paparazzi in his life. According to him, his mother, Princess Diana, tried to protect the family from unnecessary attention, but journalists were constantly nearby. After Diana’s death, Harry noted, the paparazzi turned their attention to her children.
Source: Racurs
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