Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are having a traumatic week.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been concerned in a “close to catastrophic automobile chase” involving paparazzi in New York Metropolis on Tuesday night time, Prince Harry’s spokesperson says.
In response to reviews from CNN, the couple was adopted by a “swarm” of paparazzi, however fortunately, there was no automobile accident. The incident occurred after Harry accompanied Meghan to the Girls of Imaginative and prescient Awards, which was held on the metropolis’s Ziegfeld Ballroom. They have been additionally accompanied by Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland.
A spokesperson for the couple stated: “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. 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 officers.”
The assertion went on to say the couple perceive that whereas “being a public determine comes with a degree of curiosity from the general public, it ought to by no means come at the price of anybody’s security.”
A regulation enforcement supply advised CNN that there was a swarm of paparazzi following Meghan and Harry in automobiles, bikes, and scooters. A NYPD protecting crew adopted the couple in one other automobile, and so they needed to do some evasive maneuvers to get away from the paparazzi. There have been quite a lot of shut calls–together with brief stops between entrance and backs of automobiles–however there was no accident, in response to the supply.
This information comes as a person suspected of stalking the couple was arrested exterior their residence in California early Tuesday morning. In response to reviews from TMZ, 29-year-old Kevin Garcia Valdovinos was allegedly seen “lurking” exterior the mansion in Montecito at round 2am, later being booked on misdemeanor stalking fees after police attended the scene.
Valdovinos was reportedly launched on $2,500 bail.
