The incident came after the couple attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday. Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, also attended the event.
LONDON — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, were involved in a “near catastrophic" car chase with paparazzi in the United States, a spokesperson for the prince said Wednesday.
“This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,” the spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.
They added that the “near catastrophic car chase” came “at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi.”
The incident came after the couple attended the Women of Vision Awards at New York’s Ziegfeld Ballroom on Tuesday. Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, also attended the event.
It was the first public event they had attended since King Charles III's coronation, which Meghan did not attend.
After stepping down as senior royals in January 2020 and moving to California, the couple repeatedly complained about the lengths the media went to pursue them.
Harry has also said that his biggest fear before leaving the royal family was “history repeating itself” with his wife facing the same intense scrutiny as his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a Paris car crash while being pursued by paparazzi.
Harry has in the past criticized the photographers who chased after his mother on the night of her death.
This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates.
Henry Austin is a London-based editor for NBC News Digital.
