Harry and Meghan: There could have been deaths in the chase

A member of the security team of England’s Prince Henry and his wife Meghan has described the persecution they both experienced in New York by some photographers and “paparazzi” as “chaotic” and assured that the incident could have ended tragically, with fatalities.

In exclusive statements to CNN, Chris Sánchez, who is part of the security team of the Duke of Sussex, He referred to the persecution that several photographers had subjected them to two days ago after they left the Women of Vision Awards gala held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, a venue in Manhattan.

“In the end, no one was hurt and the couple arrived alive and well, but shocked, to the apartment where they were staying,” Sánchez told the American network.

He added that he had “never seen or experienced anything like that. What we were driving was very chaotic. There were a dozen vehicles around the couple: cars, motorcycles and bicycles,” Sánchez said.

In his opinion, there was also danger for citizens “at various times. It could have had fatal consequences. (The pursuers) climbed onto the sidewalk and jumped the red light. At one point, they blocked the limousine (carrying the married couple) and started painting until we could go out.”

Sánchez expressed his concern for the prince to CNN Harry and Meghan. “But more because of the public, because (paparazzi) were very erratic. People were on the sidewalks and crossing the streets, and (photographers) were going through red lights.”

The couple changed cars “multiple times” during persecutionSanchez added. In fact, the couple were seen leaving the awards ceremony in a black car and were later seen in a yellow taxi.

After the incident, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “scared, exhausted, but relieved to be back” where they were staying, he said.

police sources New York told CBS New York that several cars followed Harry and Meghan’s vehicle after they attended the awards ceremony at the Ziegfield Ballroom in midtown Manhattan, and that they are still reviewing some of the videos to piece together exactly what happened.

For his part, the mayor of New York, a Democrat Eric Adams, He also spoke about it and said that the photographers who chased the dukes were “reckless and irresponsible”.

“According to the information I received, two of our agents could have been injured,” said the mayor at the press conference.

“I don’t think there are many of us who don’t remember how their mother died,” he added. Adams in relation to the tragic accident that cost Diana de Gales her life in August 1997 when she and her partner, Dodi Al Fayed, were followed by several motorized photographers following their vehicle in an attempt to capture them.

“It would be terrible to lose a an innocent bystander during this kind of persecution,” said the mayor.

Harry and Meghan, who got married in United Kingdom May 19, 2018 announced in January 2020 that they were separating from the British monarchy to lead an independent life in North America, where they lived first in Canada and currently in the American city of Los Angeles.