By Sheila Mckenzie-
Prince Harry and Meghan were caught up in a near catastrophic car chase with paparazzi, spokesperson for prince says incident happened after couple attended awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the duchess’s mother were involved in a “near catastrophic” car chase after being followed by paparazzi, the duke’s spokesperson has said.
The incident is said to have happened after Prince Harry, Meghan and Doria Ragland attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday.
“This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
They added that the “near catastrophic car chase” came “at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi.”
The incident came after the couple attended the Women of Vision Awards at New York’s Ziegfeld Ballroom. Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, also attended the event.
“While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone’s safety,” the statement from the couple said Wednesday.
After stepping down as senior royals in January 2020 and moving to California, the couple repeatedly complained about the lengths the media went to pursue them.
“We all know what the British press can be like and it was destroying my mental health,” Harry said in a February 2021 interview on “The Late Late Show With James Corden.”
“This is toxic,” he said, adding the media had created a “really difficult” environment for the couple. “So I did what any husband and what any father would do — I need to get my family out of here.”
Harry and Meghan have been in a never ending legal war with the British Press over various issues.
Harry and Meghan have since won privacy cases against several media outlets, with more still outstanding. Harry has also accused newspapers of using unlawful methods to target him and his family.