A photographer involved in the alleged “near catastrophic” pursuit as Harry and Meghan car chase has hit the headlines, has spoken out, and has not taken any responsibility.
The photographer who said he was involved in the chase shirked the blame.
He told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that it was Harry and Meghan’s driver who made the incident “dangerous and catastrophic”.
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The photographer, who didn’t give his name said: “Last night after leaving the theatre, there were hopes from me and a few other photographers that maybe they would go to a restaurant.
“For the most part, I was driving and it was very tense trying to keep up with the vehicles. They did a lot of blocking and there was a lot of different type of manoeuvres to stop what was happening.”
Also on Sky news they shared a video and wrote: “Prince Harry and Meghan were pursued in their car by paparazzi in New York. With the help of police, they were able to switch to a taxi. That cab driver told reporters the couple seemed “nervous” but that the danger involved has been “exaggerated”.”
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Good Morning Britain shared the video and wrote: “Harry and Meghan say they were involved in a ‘near catastrophic’ incident involving paparazzi. One of the photographers involved said it was ‘very tense trying to keep up with the vehicle’ but it was ‘their driver who was making it a catastrophic experience’.”
Public perception in US
These are how the US tabloids reported the story.
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The New York Post has the story on the front of its website and print edition under the headlines “Duke (and Duchess) of hazard”, alluding to the 1980s action comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, in which the two lead characters would often travel at high speed in a Dodge Charger nicknamed the General Lee.
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UK papers
The UK papers covered it, but no link to Harry’s mum’s death, but a picture of the couple at least made the front pages.
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The Metro looked a bit more excited about the story.
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