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LONDON, Could 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry, his spouse Meghan and her mom have been concerned in a “close to catastrophic automobile chase” involving paparazzi photographers, a spokesperson for the prince mentioned on Wednesday.
It occurred after the couple had attended an awards ceremony held in New York by the Ms. Basis for Girls, the place Meghan was honoured for her work.
Photos which have appeared on social media have proven Harry, Meghan and her mom, Doria Ragland, in a taxi.
“Final night time, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland have been concerned in a close to catastrophic automobile chase by the hands of a hoop of extremely aggressive paparazzi,” the spokesperson mentioned in a press release.
“This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in a number of close to collisions involving different drivers on the street, pedestrians and two NYPD (New York Police Division) officers.”
Harry and Meghan stepped down from their royal roles in 2020 and moved to the US partly due to what they described as intense media harassment.
The prince has lengthy spoken out about his anger about press intrusion which he blames for the demise of his mom Princess Diana, who was killed when her limousine crashed because it sped away from chasing paparazzi in Paris. (Reporting by Michael Holden, writing by William James, Enhancing by Kylie MacLellan)