Prince Harry, his wife Meghan involved in a 'near catastrophic car chase' in US: Spokesperson

Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving pararazzi photographers, a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex said on Wednesday.

The incident happened after Meghan and Harry had attended an awards ceremony in New York on Tuesday.

"This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD (New York Police Department) officers," the spokesperson for Harry said in a statement.


The incident is a grim reminder of Princess Diana's death in a fatal car crash on August 31, 1997. The Princess of Wales was also being chased by paparazzi when her car crashed in Paris. Besides the Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, an Egyptian film producer and her romantic partner, was also killed in the crash.

With inputs from Reuters