Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in a ‘near catastrophic,’ 2-hour car chase involving paparazzi in New York

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland, were in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said.

A spokesperson for the couple told multiple news outlets that a “ring of highly aggressive paparazzi” chased the royals while they were on their way home from the Women of Vision award ceremony on Tuesday night. “Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

It occurred after the couple attended an awards ceremony in New York by the Ms. Foundation for Women. At the event, Meghan was honoured for her work. IN the car which was chased by the paparazzi Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mother, Doria Ragland, were present. The “relentless” pursuit lasted over two hours, Prince Harry’s spokesperson informed.

Owing to the chase, their car could have been part of “multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD (New York Police Department) officers”, the spokesperson informed.

Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down from their royal roles. In 2020 they moved to the United States. Prince Harry’s mother Princess Diana was killed in a car chase as paparazzi chased her in Paris.