Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were in a ânear catastrophicâ car accident in New York on Tuesday night, according to reports.
Meghanâs mother, Doria Ragland, was also said to be with the couple.
âLast 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,â the coupleâs representative told the New York Postâs Page Six.
âThis relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers,â the representative said.
The incident occurred after Meghan was acknowledged during the Women of Vision Awards at Ziegfeld Ballroom in the city. The couple left the event at roughly 10 p.m. and were allegedly followed by roughly 12 paparazzi.
They reportedly decided to leave their SUV and get into a New York yellow cab to evade the cameras.
However, not everyone was buying the story provided by the British royals.
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly wrote, âI lived in Manhattan for 17 yrs & it is not possible to have a 2hr âcar chaseâ there.
âToo many street lights/stop signs, too much foot/car traffic & hundreds of places you could safely pull over to protect yourself.â
One user criticized the method by which the information was relayed to the public.
âHow would Harry & Meghan be involved in a 2 hour car chase with near catastrophic consequences, and the first anyone hears about it is via their publicist?â the person asked.
Another added, âThe important word here is ânear.'â
âIt sounds like nothing has actually occurred. Maybe the Sussexâs are making a mountain out of a molehill again.â
The incident was recorded by Harry, and the coupleâs security was said to be gathering documentation of the event, a source told Page Six.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.