Prince Harry and Princess Meghan were relentlessly chased by paparazzi cars, causing a near-catastrophe, and their family contacted them after learning of the commotion.

Last Updated on 05/20/2023 by てんしょく飯

Prince Harry and Princess Meghan, members of the British royal family, have revealed that they were dangerously pursued by paparazzi cars.

Prince Harry and Princess Meghan dangerously chased by paparazzi

On 16 May (local time), the couple’s representatives revealed in a statement that Prince Harry and Princess Meghan of the United Kingdom attended the Women of Vision Awards in New York and were dangerously chased by paparazzi cars on their way home. They revealed that they were chased by paparazzi on their way home.

Below is a statement from Prince Harry and Meghan’s representatives.

‘Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland (Meghan’s mother) were involved in a potentially catastrophic car chase at the hands of some very aggressive paparazzi. The relentless chase lasted for more than two hours and on several occasions nearly resulted in accidents involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers. As public figures, public interest comes with the territory, but it should not come at the expense of anyone’s safety. Given the manner in which they were obtained, these widespread photographs are dangerous for everyone involved, and encourage acts of intrusion into private life.”

According to CNN, more than a dozen vehicles chased the car in which Prince Harry and his wife were travelling after the awards ceremony, and one Chris Sanchez, who was part of the security team responsible for the couple’s security at the time, said he had “never seen or experienced a situation like this” and that “on several occasions members of the public were put at risk. exposed,” he told the media. Mr Sanchez also said that the couple changed taxis en route. Police then intervened and warned the paparazzi to leave, but they reportedly “ignored” them.

On the other hand, the driver of the taxi in which Prince Harry and his wife boarded claimed that he was “not scared”, but that the couple were scared of being chased by the paparazzi, and that they “looked fidgety and frightened”. The couple were also said to have been “fidgety and looked frightened”.

Incidentally, many media outlets, including CNN, decided not to “publish” the photos taken at the time. As many of you may know, Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, died on 31 August 1997 in a car accident after her car was involved in a high-speed car chase with paparazzi. The British agency that investigated the cause of the accident later announced that both the paparazzi who had chased the car and Princess Diana’s driver, who had been drinking, were responsible, but Prince Harry blamed the paparazzi who had relentlessly pursued her for the death of former Princess Diana.

What was the royal family’s reaction when they found out about the row?

Prince Harry and Princess Meghan left the British Royal Family at the end of March 2020 and are currently estranged from their father, King Charles, and other members of the royal family, but the couple were “involved in a dangerous car chase.” Has there been any contact from the family with the couple after hearing the news that they were “involved in a dangerous car chase”?

Biographer Omid Scobie, who is close to Prince Harry and his wife, says: “Representatives of both King Charles & Queen Camilla and Prince William & Princess Catherine have declined to comment. （We are told that (at least at the moment) no member of the Royal Family has contacted Prince and Princess Harry”, he tweeted.

Several media outlets also asked Buckingham Palace for comment on the row, but received no response by the deadline. However, some believe that Buckingham Palace’s lack of comment is related to the fact that Prince Harry and his wife are no longer ‘Working Royals’ with full-time official duties as a result of their departure from the royal family.