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re: Police Statement After Meghan & Prince Harrys' Near Catastrophic Car Chase
Prince Harry and Meghan in Near Catastrophic Car Chase
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi photographers, their spokesperson has said.
BBC 17 MAY 2023
"This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers," the representative said.
The couple had earlier attended an award ceremony in New York on Tuesday evening, where Meghan accepted a prize celebrating feminist champions. The Duke and Duchess, who were also with Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, were forced to seek refuge in multiple police stations as they tried to lose the photographers.
It is understood the trio were staying at a friend’s house, but felt unable to return there after the ceremony as they were being followed.
Harry has long had a difficult relationship with the media. He blames press intrusion for causing the death of his mother in a car crash in a tunnel in Paris in 1997 while she was being pursued by paparazzi.
In a US television interview earlier this year he recalled seeing the final photos of her and realizing that the last thing she saw before she died was photographers taking her picture.
Meanwhile, an alleged stalker was arrested outside the couple's Montecito mansion in the early hours of Monday morning, according to TMZ. Kevin Garcia Valdovinos, 29, was arrested when the couple’s security team spotted the man near their home at around 2am on Monday.
It is unclear whether the Duke and Duchess and their two children, Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, one, were at home at the time of the incident.
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