Prince Harry, Meghan Markle involved in car chase while being followed by photographers Tweet
eghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry arrive at the observatory in One World Trade in New York, Thursday, September 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a car chase while being followed by photographers following a charity event in New York, the couple’s office said Wednesday.
The pair, together with Meghan’s mother, were followed for more than two hours by a half-dozen vehicles with blacked-out windows after leaving the event.
Their office said in a statement that the chase “resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.”
It called the incident “near catastrophic.”
“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.
Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, died in a car crash in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi in Paris.