Prince Harry and Meghan Markle involved in ‘near catastrophic car chase’
The incident occurred in New York.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and Meghan Markle’s mother were involved in a ‘near catastrophic car chase” in New York, a spokesman for Prince Harry has said.
"This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD (New York Police Department) officers," the spokesperson added.
The couple were in New York for a ceremony that saw Markle pick up an award for her humanitarian work. Sky News has more on the story:
BREAKING: Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother have been involved in a "near catastrophic" car chase involving paparazzihttps://t.co/IVHXQr05s4
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/HPeiccTZrD— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 17, 2023
Meghan Markle addressed crowd at Manhattan event
Addressing the Ms Foundation for Women's 50th anniversary event, in Manhattan, on Tuesday, Meghan Markle told those in attendance:
"You can charter a path in which what you repeat in your daily acts of service, in kindness, in advocacy, in grace and in fairness, that those become the very things that are recognised by the next wave of women, both young and old."
"You can charter a path," she added, "in which what you repeat in your daily acts of service, in kindness, in advocacy, in grace and in fairness, that those become the very things that are recognised by the next wave of women, both young and old, who will also choose this moment to join the movement and make our vision for an equitable world reality."
Princess Diana, Harry's mother, passed away in Paris, in 1997, when the car she was travelling in, which was being pursued by paparazzi crashed.
More to follow on this breaking story...
Related Articles:
- Dublin migrant camp damaged by fire amidst anti-refugee protests
- New figures reveal the true extent of HSE’s failings
- Thousands of social welfare recipients owed money after error with cost of living payment
- One month on from President Biden’s visit, nothing has changed in Northern Ireland
