Harry and Meghan and Doria car accident?

[OneFrenchEgg]

Just heard this on the radio, does anyone have an actual source? Can't see it anywhere yet, I'm sure that is what I heard, assume not 'serious' as in risk to them?

Shall we all just wait for clarification.

NYPD says paparazzi made it "difficult" but it wasn't "catastrophic". I suspect there are huge numbers of videos to come in. And if the paparazzi were driving over pavements and going the wrong way up one way streets I trust that will come out too - including number plates and charges. From the current description it sounds as if other drivers and normal people were most at risk.

However leaving by a back door as Princess Diana did in Paris doesn't mean safety if the paps are involved. Proper security is key - and seems to have been missing here. Rather than expect this country or any other to pay for a British detail running into millions, perhaps a few grand for royal detail to train the celebrity detail on what to do and what not to do would be useful.

Um, guilty of lack of empathy then because I haven’t seen a PR move as bold as this since their last one in a while. It’s absolutely not necessary for it to be leading the news, nothing happened and do read the statement from the taxi driver, says it all really.

@Mackerson I don't understand how you can read about this and post what you post?

It took them two hours to get home.

That included driving, stopping at police stations, changing cars, driving again etc.

rather than keep driving round for over 2 hours contributing,as they describe, to multiple near collisions.

Why keep repeating this when we know now that is not true? Very stange way to behave!

Just think about it before you answer and make yourself look ignorant...... oops

Well I hope no one was hurt buuuut hear me out........ what if this was orchestred to show the royal family that they do in fact need better security. Wouldn't put it past them, they love the drama.......

I stand corrected!

<Cap doffing emoji>. 😁

You don't need to link. I believe you. But my mistake. You're saying that the paps were on the pavements but they were driving on scooters? That makes more sense.

Although it's hard to believe that this whole mob never hit a pedestrian at that time of night driving round for 2 hours on the pavements. Surely the police would have seen that happening and stopped it quicker.

I don't doubt this happened. It just seems like there's something missing from this story. But clearly NY is very unsafe if the police and cctv cameras don't notice a large group of scooters and mopeds driving recklessly along pavements in the centre of the city.

You’re right. Also, some possible exaggeration according to BBC. The story was told by their spokesperson, certainly getting them loads of sympathy.

what if this was orchestred to show the royal family that they do in fact need better security

You think they arranged for paps to run through red lights and drive on the pavements where they could have potentially killed people?

The actual police said this did not happen.

Why would you go tear arsing around followed by papparazi given the history!! Just park up call the police and let them handle it.

No brains??

For someone to report this as ’Near fatal’ is beyond ridiculous.

Twitter and Instagram are blaming the RF, saying they’re trying to do to H&M what they did to Diana. Actually unhinged

Mind you bicycles regularly go through red lights here, so maybe they were cycling paps?

The actual police did not say it didn't happen.

No one is thick enough to think that would work

Do they get security if they live in America? I thought that was only for UK royals. I certainly don't want to pay for it. Can't they pay for their own?

I thought the British press was worse than any other 🙄

From the current description it sounds as if other drivers and normal people were most at risk.

No, that's not how it sounds at all.

The NYPD statement specified that 'there were no reported collisions, injuries, or arrests'

Who were all these 'drivers and normal people' who were at risk? Why haven't they spoken to the press or uploaded videos concerning this newsworthy event?

According to their fans on Twitter Charles & William did this to try to kill them.
Makes a change from Philip I suppose.

I have no doubt this was upsetting, frightening and triggering for Harry (especially as he's been used to elite Met Royal Protection officers, and his private security seem to have ballsed the whole situation up), but releasing that hyperbolic statement hasn't helped.

Now that NYPD, the NY Mayor, the taxi driver have all released statements saying it really wasn't that big of a deal they both just look a bit silly for such an OTT statement.

Especially when most of the 2hrs just seems to be them driving up and down FDR Drive not wanting to be photographed going into whatever apartment block they were staying at.

At no point did anyone say or suggest it was high speed. They did suggest it was corordinated, persistant and agresive - all of which is belivable. It was also at 10 pm - not notorious for bumper to bumper traffic.

But - I also lived in Manhattan. I have had many a hair raising experience in cabs when they get a run of green lights.

No they didn't. The police put out a very carefully worded statement. Every word will be there for a reason.

Indeed. The Mayor of New York has had to make a statement, because as this is reported under his watch, then H&Ms allegations need to be taken very seriously. Good news... NYPD will be undertaking a full investigation and reviewing footage from multiple cctv cameras, at this very moment. Source: Ex NYPD Officer who understands how these investigations work.

So I do hope for their sake H&M are being entirely truthful, and not doing a "Jussie Smollett"

Just to add, they could have phoned ahead and had the doormen at the apartment waiting and ready with massive umbrellas to block the paps when they left the car to walk in the building.

I must admit my first thought is…if they were being chased for pictures they have put pedestrians at risk continuing the chase? They have a security team surely they could have resolved this.

This. Narc trait and totally exhausting to live with.

I understand they didn't want the paps to know wjere they were staying which seems a bit naive