OUR NYPD downplays the seriousness of his representative’s statement Prince Harryabout the “almost disastrous” paparazzi chase.

“The NYPD put together a personal security team for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. There were many photographers who created problems in their movement. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reached their destination, no collisions, calls, injuries or detentions were registered.

Previously, representative of the second son of King Charles it was reported that Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a “nearly disastrous car chase” involving “aggressive” paparazzi.

The incident comes after the couple walked out of a Women’s Fund awards ceremony honoring Meghan for her work on Tuesday night in New York City.

“Last night, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Mrs Ragland were involved in a near-disastrous chase by a group of very aggressive paparazzi,” Harry’s rep said. “This relentless pursuit, which lasted over two hours, led to numerous collisions with other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,” he added.

The prince has spoken several times about his anger at the press’s indiscriminate invasion of his privacy and blames the media for the death of his mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in Paris after paparazzi chased her limousine in 1997.

A rep for the couple said the chase could have been fatal because the paparazzi were driving on the sidewalk, running red lights and taking pictures while driving.

Photos posted on social media show Harry, Meghan and her mother. back seat of a New York taxi.

“While being a public figure is linked to a certain public interest, it should never come at the expense of anyone’s safety. “The distribution of these images, given the way they were obtained, encourages a highly indiscriminate practice that is dangerous to all involved,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

Harry and Meghan stepped down from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the US, in part because of what they called the “harassment” they were receiving from the media. The Prince has been embroiled in a legal battle in the UK with newspapers, which he accuses of using dishonest means against him and his family. He is also trying to reverse the decision of the British government, which deprived him of the special police protection he enjoyed during his stay in the UK.