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by Tara Abhasakun

Buckingham Palace did not comment on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s reported involvement in a “near catastrophic car chase” in New York City on Tuesday night.

 

People magazine reached out to the palace for a statement yesterday, but no comment was provided. The palace usually does not comment on matters involving 38 year old Prince Harry, and 41 year old Meghan, after their decision to step back from their royal roles in 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated to Meghan’s home state of California, where they currently reside with their young children – their four-year old son Prince Archie, and 23 month old daughter Princess Lilibet.

The incident occurred the previous day when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, accompanied by Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, were allegedly pursued by “a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi” as they departed from the Ms Foundation 2023 Women of Vision Awards: Celebrating Generations of Progress & Power at Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan, according to a spokesperson. The spokesperson stated to People magazine…

 

“Last night, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi. This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.”

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/world/buckingham-palace-gives-no-comment-on-meghan-and-harrys-nyc-car-chase

 

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Wise move.

 

From the reports I saw, it was a very minor incident blown out of all proportion by a couple of drama queens looking for footage for their next Netflix series.

 

Near catasrophic? ????

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65629160

Completely undeserving of comment. 

7 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Wise move.

 

From the reports I saw, it was a very minor incident blown out of all proportion by a couple of drama queens looking for footage for their next Netflix series.

 

Near catasrophic? ????

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65629160

Completely undeserving of comment. 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“near catastrophic car chase”

There is a very easy solution to such a problem: Drive slowly!

There is no such thing as a slow-moving catastrophic car chase. 

45 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Wise move.

 

From the reports I saw, it was a very minor incident blown out of all proportion by a couple of drama queens looking for footage for their next Netflix series.

 

Near catasrophic? ????

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65629160

Completely undeserving of comment. 

Did you miss the bit in the article where it stated (my emphasis):

 

"For at least the few minutes they were in Mr Singh's car, he did not believe they were in danger."?

 

Or the bit where he said:

 

"They looked nervous, I think they were being chased the whole day or something,"?

 

Confirmation bias strikes again, methinks. 

The taxi picked them up at the police station just went around the block, so yeah there’s no problem there. It was before they got there. There’s a big problem CIT.

The latest chapter in their World Privacy Tour!

I am not a monarchist and usually try to avoid this soap opera, however, I find myself becoming increasingly irritated by this self-seeking, publicity-hungry couple.

 

The paparazzi might be a bunch of ***** but I find it hard to believe that they would be active, willing participants in a "catastrophic" event and even less likely that the NYPD would not be able to intervene, especially as two of their colleagues were nearly mown down according to the publicity-shy couple's spokesman.

 

Perhaps Harry is still suffering mental health problems and I should be generous?

The greatest privacy protection most of us have is that no one cares about us … because they cannot make money off any reporting about us.

13 minutes ago, RayC said:

The paparazzi might be a bunch of ***** but I find it hard to believe that they would be active, willing participants in a "catastrophic" event 

To be fair, they chased his mother in similar circumstances and that didn't end too well for her or for 9-year old Harry either, 

 

22 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

To be fair, they chased his mother in similar circumstances and that didn't end too well for her or for 9-year old Harry either, 

 

By not mentioning Henri Paul Diana's drunk driver that evening you are not being fair as this caused the death of Diana and probably by not wearing a seat belt didn't help her chances of survival.

28 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

To be fair, they chased his mother in similar circumstances and that didn't end too well for her or for 9-year old Harry either, 

 

Fair point and Harry may well still be traumatized by his mother's death. You would have to be heartless not to feel sympathy for him in this regard.

 

However, the description of this particular event; 2 hour high-speed chase through Manhattan endangering all and sundry, with the police unable to intervene and put an end to things, beggars belief.

 

He appears to be ill-advised.

1 hour ago, Wobblybob said:

By not mentioning Henri Paul Diana's drunk driver that evening you are not being fair as this caused the death of Diana and probably by not wearing a seat belt didn't help her chances of survival.

Certainly there were factors which exacerbated the outcome, but the main point is that there would have probably not have been a crash if the paparazzi were not chasing her car. 

22 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

Certainly there were factors which exacerbated the outcome, but the main point is that there would have probably not have been a crash if the paparazzi were not chasing her car. 

Henri was totally inebriated through alcohol and drugs, he was driving a reinforced Mercedes that probably weighed quite a few tons and to put the icing on the cake he was travelling twice the legal speed limit, those "factors" would be deciding factors to most people and at the inquest into the accident the blame on Henri Paul was unanimous.

 

 

"Some media claimed that the erratic behaviour of the paparazzi chasing the car, as reported by the BBC,[3] caused the crash. In 1999, a French investigation found that Paul lost control of the vehicle at high speed while intoxicated by alcohol and under the effects of prescription drugs, and concluded that he was solely responsible for the crash. He was the deputy head of security at the Hôtel Ritz Paris and had earlier goaded paparazzi waiting for Diana and Fayed outside the hotel.[4] Anti-depressants and traces of an anti-psychotic in his blood might have worsened Paul's inebriation.[5] In 2008, the jury at the British inquest."

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales

Scenarios like this one could be so easily prevented. Get a limousine with black out windows and no one will be able to see or take pictures of you. Case closed!

 

They also need to step up the laws regarding the paparazzi filth! 

3 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

To be fair, they chased his mother in similar circumstances and that didn't end too well for her or for 9-year old Harry either, 

 

I see you're buying the narrative of Markle as Diana 2.0.

 

I guess someone has to. ????

7 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

I see you're buying the narrative of Markle as Diana 2.0.

 

I guess someone has to. ????

Not really, but you really have most definitely bought into the narrative that non white, non English must be inferior. 

3 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

To be fair, they chased his mother in similar circumstances and that didn't end too well for her or for 9-year old Harry either, 

 

Strange how Prince William learned to live with it without crying about it all the time.

 

And NO the circumstances were completely different.

 

Perhaps if Harry and Meghan learn to keep quiet and ignore the press, the press will ignore them.

 

A matched pair of crybabies, completely different from the rest of the family.

 

 

That South Park episode really hit the mark.

 

18 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

Not really, but you really have most definitely bought into the narrative that non white, non English must be inferior. 

How predictable ????

 

If you genuinely can't see this is a ploy to get their tax payer funded security back then you are irrefutable evidence that non whites are not inferior in the intelligence department. She's running rings around you.????

29 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Strange how Prince William learned to live with it without crying about it all the time.

Isn't it strange that 2 different people might have totally different reactions to an event, especially with they were are very different stages of childhood development when the event occurred. 

But it was me who made the comparison - I can assure that I am not Harry Windsor so it's a bit unfair of you to blame him for my post.

 

34 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Perhaps if Harry and Meghan learn to keep quiet and ignore the press, the press will ignore them.

That's how it works in the real world, unfortunately. You see, news outlets such as the Express or The Mail, GB News etc - they rely on the hatred and unfounded outrage that certain unhinged members of society hold for those not 100% like them, so those scummy news outlets foster said outrage in order to attract attention, thus generating advertising revenue.

As long as there are people incandescent that Harry has the temerity to marry a non white, non English, these 'news' organisations will continue to feed those people with all the copy needed to keep their blood pressure above 140 over 90. And as we have seen so many times before, there is no depths so low for our media won't stoop to.

WGAS?

2 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

Isn't it strange that 2 different people might have totally different reactions to an event, especially with they were are very different stages of childhood development when the event occurred. 

But it was me who made the comparison - I can assure that I am not Harry Windsor so it's a bit unfair of you to blame him for my post.

 

That's how it works in the real world, unfortunately. You see, news outlets such as the Express or The Mail, GB News etc - they rely on the hatred and unfounded outrage that certain unhinged members of society hold for those not 100% like them, so those scummy news outlets foster said outrage in order to attract attention, thus generating advertising revenue.

As long as there are people incandescent that Harry has the temerity to marry a non white, non English, these 'news' organisations will continue to feed those people with all the copy needed to keep their blood pressure above 140 over 90. And as we have seen so many times before, there is no depths so low for our media won't stoop to.

It's great the way you only blame publications that go against your views.

 

For full effect and an opinion more people will agree with, try using the media in general in your posts. 

I have always admired Harry and, by extension, Meghan.   It's not just 'privacy' that they seek but safety.  The paparazzi are more than photographers, they are intrusive individuals trying to catch people in a compromising position.  They are willing to do things to compromise people and use a photo for financial gain.   

 

Harry's beef with the palace has primarily been their unwillingness to protect him from the paparazzi.  The paparazzi are like a pack of wolves and Harry has been the meat they throw to them while the rest of the family remains relatively safe.   

 

Harry did relatively well and didn't seem to mind the cat-and-mouse game with the paparazzi to much until he got married.  Like a good husband and father, he did not wish to see his wife and children suffer at the hands of their misdeeds.  

 

 

 

 

it's a non-story, so obviously, no comment. next.

An off topic deflection post about using Wiki as a source has been removed along with the replies

On 5/18/2023 at 12:52 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

There is a very easy solution to such a problem: Drive slowly!

There is no such thing as a slow-moving catastrophic car chase. 

Absolutely.  Instead of a deadly high speed car chase it becomes a parade.

On 5/18/2023 at 11:05 AM, webfact said:

People magazine reached out to the palace for a statement yesterday, but no comment was provided

There were however significant howls of laughter in the background!

On 5/19/2023 at 4:03 AM, Credo said:

admired Harry and, by extension, Meghan.   It's not just 'privacy' that they seek but safety.  The paparazzi are more than photographers, they are intrusive individuals trying to catch people in a compromising position.  They are willing to do things to compromise people and use a photo for financial gain.   

 

 

Harry and Meghan actively seek media and paparazzi attention. They love it. It is what underpins all their money making ventures.

 

Real security, especially if safety is a worry, would be a nondescript saloon, with tinted windows, merging with all the others in the Manhattan traffic, with possibly an accompanying unmarked police car; not 4 blacked out SUVs playing fast and furious, with goons in suits running around in traffic jams.

Edited May 20, 20233 yr by herfiehandbag

On 5/18/2023 at 4:01 PM, RuamRudy said:

To be fair, they chased his mother in similar circumstances and that didn't end too well for her or for 9-year old Harry either, 

 

His mother's driver  had too much to drink which did'nt help matters too...but he's an attention seeker just like his mother