Many wonder whether the pursuit Harry And meghan really happened in New York. The Sussexes’ and police’s reconstructions disagree and there are those who believe the couple deliberately exaggerated the dynamic of the facts in order to attract media attention, distracted by the coronation of King Charles III and comparison to the Life aggravate Death of Lady Diana.
A “nearly catastrophic chase”
The evening of May 16, 2023 should celebrate the triumph Megan Markle as a women’s rights activist. At the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York, during the Women of Vision Awards, an award given by the Ms. Foundation for Women to women who have excelled in the feminist field, the Duchess was recognized by her friend Gloria Steinem for “the commitment to women everywhere.” strengthen and defend.” After the evening, Meghan, Harry and Doria Ragland left by car, but a group of paparazzi had begun to follow them through the streets of Manhattan, as the Sussex spokesman explained: “Last night were the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex and Mrs. Ragland there.” is involved in a near-disastrous chase by a group of very aggressive paparazzi. This relentless chase, which lasted over two hours, resulted in multiple clashes involving other drivers in the street, pedestrians and two NYPD officers. The episode took everyone back in time 26 years ago to when Lady Diana lost her life on August 31, 1997 in the Alma Tunnel.
“Shaken and Tried”
A friend of Harry and Meghan’s told the New York Post that the Dukes and Doria Ragland They were “shocked and devastated” by what happened. “Your security personnel did everything they could to stop it [i paparazzi]The insider continued. The Dukes would also have switched cars during the chase, leaving the SUV they had left the Ziegfeld Ballroom in and taking a taxi “as a last, desperate attempt to lose them,” but nothing could have been done. Apparently there were about ten photographers, maybe twelve. During the alleged madness, a cameraman is said to have hit a car, while another collided with an officer: “Police tried to stop the photographers, but they ignored the warnings,” the source said again. The Sussexes allegedly filmed the entire scene on their phones.
“There was no collision”
New York Mayor Eric Adams was very cautious about the chase: “I can’t believe it… It would be extremely dangerous in a city like New York. We have a lot of traffic…a lot of people are using our streets.” However, he described described the behavior of the paparazzi as “irresponsible”, who “are looking for the best shot, but safety must always come first”, and recalled the disappearance of Lady Diana: “There aren’t many of us who don’t remember how Harry’s mother died.” In the first few hours after the alleged car chase, it seemed like Harry and Meghan would soon end up like the princess. Instead, the New York Police Department pared the story down: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no injuries, arrests or clashes,” but “there were numerous photographers who complicated their journey.” Something doesn’t add up.
“I didn’t feel in danger”
Sukhcharn Singh, the cab driver who witnessed the much-discussed mugging of photographers along with Harry and Meghan, echoed his version of events with the police, telling the Washington Post: “I wouldn’t call it a chase, I.” never felt in danger. It wasn’t like a chase scene in a movie,” specifying that the dukes “were calm and seemed frightened.” I think they were followed all day.” The driver revealed a very important detail: The cab ride would only take 10 minutes, the time it takes to drive to Park Avenue a block and a half. The man recalled his taxi being followed by a black car and a gray car: “They took pictures when we stopped and filmed us.” The bodyguard who was with him Sussex He is said to have asked the taxi driver to go to the police station. Speaking to Piers Morgan Singh, he added: “We were walking down the block, we were blocked by a garbage truck and suddenly the paparazzi came out of nowhere and the flashes went off.” I saw six paparazzi.
In a hotel or with friends?
According to the BBC, Harry, Meghan and Doria Ragland would have arrived there at 6.45pm on May 16 Ziegfeld Ballroom. The awards ceremony would begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at 10:00 p.m. As a result, the Sussexes’ race to escape the paparazzi would not have taken place until after 10pm. Around 11:00 p.m., the couple switched cars and got into a taxi. So the Dukes would have spent less than an hour in the SUV and around 10 minutes in the taxi. In any case, it would not come back to the details given by the spokesman about the two hours and beyond. Additionally, a source told Page Six that it was Harry and Meghan who fled the photographers because they didn’t want to know where they were going to spend the night. Apparently, the two asked for a room at a reduced rate to save money at the Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side (Lady Diana’s favorite hotel, $1,200 to $6,000 a night) and were politely declined. So the two would have been accommodated in the house of friends. The insider said, “They should have taken a hotel for everyone’s safety, but they didn’t want to pay a lot … if they had this supposedly ‘dangerous’ chase … it never would have happened.”
There are no kings in America
Harry and Meghan tried to ask the California photo agency Backgrid about the videos and pictures taken by the paparazzi and received a clear answer: “In America, the property belongs to the owner.” No third party can claim someone else’s property like it maybe kings can. Perhaps you should explain to your clients that Britain’s “Royal Prerogative” rules, which require subjects to surrender their property to the Crown, were rejected by that country many years ago.” A not-too-disguised possibility, the Sussexes are well aware admit that their attitude (and maybe even their presence) is not so welcome in the EU United States.
Did the persecution happen or not?
Journalist Antonio Caprarica did not believe a word the speaker said, defining the dukes as “two mythomaniacs” who “live in their own fantasy world, animated by the spirit of Diana…” because they had “no other apparent merit in life”. Um to get to the pointcoronation It has drawn media attention away from the Dukes, whose popularity is becoming increasingly fragile. Not even actress Whoopi Goldberg is convinced that the chase actually happened, and she gave a very specific reason for this in her talk “The View”: “I think the people of New York know that we would all have chases if it would be possible.” arrive on time for our appointments… Your spokesperson referred to something that is usually mentioned in Los Angeles. There are car chases and you can move at high speed. It just doesn’t work in New York.”
The silence of Charles III
The fact that a star likes Whoopi Goldberg It could be a clear sign of Hollywood’s, and more generally American public opinion’s, low tolerance towards Harry and Meghan. However, it has to be said that there are too many details in the dynamic of the alleged chase that don’t fit together. Goldberg may have a point: A traffic chase in the Big Apple, which the mayor also mentioned, would be devastating. Imagine what could happen in two hours, a very long time. Maybe too long. Not even Buckingham Palace gave up for this reason. Only silence comes from the court, which speaks louder than many words. Neither the King nor Prince William would have called Harry to find out how he was doing and what had happened. They wouldn’t want to know anything, they weren’t “interested,” according to the newspapers. The Dukes of Sussex no longer work for the Crown and what they do or say is their sole responsibility.