Buckingham Palace has said it will not comment on the Harry and Meghan Markle incident. The paparazzi chase would have shaken the Sussexes, but the cab driver reassured: “We were in no danger.” The latest news on the facts.
There is great concern about the conditions Harry and Meghan Markle who were involved in a car accident while riding in a cab while trying to escape the performance they were attending at the Ziefgeld Theater in Manhattan. The rep called it a “near disaster” as the paparazzi doggedly pursued her to immortalize her after the Duchess of Sussex’s awards ceremony. Also with the couple was their mother, Doria Ragland, who was particularly shocked by the events. This morning, the front pages of the British and American tabloids are full of talk of the Sussexes’ and Buckingham Palace’s wish not to comment on what is happening. From the New York police they assure: “There have been no injuries or arrests.”
Silence at Buckingham Palace after Harry and Meghan’s accident
The incessant silence at Buckingham Palace has mesmerized fans of Harry and Meghan and the royal family. According to what we read in the tabloid The Independent, they would have decided not to comment on the facts from the palace. When asked if King Charles had any plans to contact his son, the spokesman said the wish to remain silent was repeated. But after the coronation, the mood seemed to have relaxed: Prince Harry attended the ceremony without his wife, making the father happy, who wanted the support of his children on such an important day for him.
New York Mayor: “Two officers injured”
New York Mayor Eric Adams also commented on the facts, condemning the paparazzi for their “reckless and irresponsible” behavior towards the Sussexes. He said he did not yet have a full picture of the accident site and the dynamics of the matter, but was “concerned about two officers who would have been injured.” You can read his words in The Independent: “New York is not like a small town. Don’t rush anywhere, this is a densely populated city.”
Harry and Meghan’s bodyguards: “Surrounded by paparazzi, the situation became more and more tragic”
The first words of the taxi driver who transports Harry and Meghan
The Sussex spokesman spoke of a two-hour chase that could have turned into a “tragedy”. However, the cab driver who picked up the Sussexes from the New York City Police Department’s 19th Precinct, where they had gone to avoid the paparazzi, would not have agreed. Sukhcharn Singh, who goes by the name of Sonny, said he didn’t feel threatened, he told the Washington Post: “I wouldn’t call it a chase, I didn’t feel threatened. They were silent, they looked scared, but it’s New York, it’s safe”. Then the BBC revealed more details: “We were blocked by a garbage truck and suddenly the paparazzi came and started taking pictures. Harry and Meghan seemed nervous , but the paparazzi were behind us during our trip and kept their distance.”