A recent court finding has substantiated Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 2023 claim that they were involved in a near "catastrophic" car chase in New York City.
On May 16, 2023, the royal couple claimed via a spokesperson that they were involved in a "relentless pursuit" that lasted "two hours" after leaving an awards ceremony in Manhattan, New York. Per the same spokesperson, the car chase "resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers."
At the time, Prince Harry and Meghan were mocked for their description of the events—as The Daily Beast reports, a cab driver for the couple said at the time that "(I) never felt like I was in danger ... it's New York, it's safe." New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at the time that he found it "hard to believe that there was a two-hour high speed chase" in Manhattan.
Now, nearly 10 months later, the NYPD has confirmed that the paparazzi chasing the couple were not only “reckless” but “persistently dangerous.” In a 2023 letter to the Metropolitan Police in London, the NYPD’s Chief of Intelligence said the department "found the following: reckless disregard of vehicle and traffic laws and persistently dangerous and unacceptable behavior on the part of the paparazzi during the night in question."
