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Memories of the death of Princess Diana almost 26 years ago are immediately awakened: according to their spokesperson, Prince Harry (38) and his wife Duchess Meghan (41) were followed by press photographers in New York and almost involved in a serious accident. Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland (66) was also in the car. There was initially no other source for the incident. The New York Police Department was initially unaware of the incident.

However, according to DPA information from the couple’s environment, scenes should have played out like in an action movie that could have ended “deadly”. Six vehicles with blacked-out windows raced relentlessly around the celebrity convoy. Cars blasted down the sidewalk and shot through red lights, backing up a one-way street and blocking a moving car.

The drivers took pictures behind the wheel and made phone calls. Although repeatedly confronted by uniformed police officers, they rushed to continue the chase. There are recordings of security guards documenting what happened. However, there are no immediate plans to make the accompanying film recordings public, says a spokeswoman for the couple when asked by dpa.

“Last night the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Mrs Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase by a group of extremely aggressive paparazzi,” a statement said. “This relentless pursuit, which lasted more than two hours, resulted in multiple near misses involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two New York City Police Department officers.” As dpa learned, the couple stayed with friends and did not want to lead the paparazzi to their address.

Harry’s mother, Diana, died in August 1997 in a traffic accident in Paris when she was being chased by paparazzi. Harry has repeatedly reported how heavily his mother’s death has weighed on him. When he was just 13, Harry followed his father Charles – the current king – and older brother William on foot to Diana’s coffin across London. The photos went around the world. In his biography “Reserve”, the prince described how he tried to cope with the accident: During a visit to Paris, he let a taxi drive him through the tunnel in which his mother had an accident – at exactly the same speed as her car back. Than.

The incident described in New York is likely to further damage the already miserable relationship between the 38-year-old and the tabloid press. Again and again Harry from the British “tabloids” vehement accusations for the death of his mother. He once said in a BBC documentary: “Every time she went out there was a pack of people waiting for her. Like a pack of dogs they followed her, chased her, harassed her, insulted her, spat on her, trying to get a reaction, the one picture of her floundering around.”

Harry also blames the press for the bad relationship with the royal family around King Charles and heir to the throne William. Harry is currently suing several publishers in London, accusing them of obtaining information about him unlawfully. The Prince is also denouncing the British government’s decision not to give him police protection, even though he pays for it himself.

“While public figures may generate some interest from the public, it should never be at the expense of anyone’s safety,” said Harry’s representative, warning of the release of the photos taken by the paparazzi: “Distributing these photos encourages given the way they were obtained, an extremely intrusive practice that is dangerous for all concerned.”

Meghan received an award on Tuesday night (local time) for her commitment to women and girls in New York. It was the couple’s first public appearance together since Harry was alone at his father’s coronation in England on May 6. (sda/dpa)