Prince Harry And Meghan: Chasing The Limelight

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Megan’s mother were involved in a ‘near catastrophic’ car chase, after attending an awards ceremony in New York last Tuesday. What drew my attention to the story was the fact that they had been to an award ceremony in the first place. What could this have been for, the Narcissists’ Jamboree or the annual Gold-diggers’ Convention? But apparently it was a legitimate honour: Megan received the annual Women of Vision award for her ‘lifelong advocacy for women and girls’ and naturally, Harry was there to carry it for her.

The couple’s spokesman had the following to say about the night of the ‘chase’:

“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.”

The fact that it took two hours is unbelievable. I have never been to New York, but at The Weekly Sceptic Live recording at the Emmanuel Centre in London this weekend, Toby Young made a good point: it only takes 15 minutes to walk from one end of the area where the ‘chase’ happened, to the other; therefore, the fact that they were able to prolong it to two hours is confusing. It must have been the slowest car chase in history.

There is only one small detail, a final piece of the jigsaw to be provided and that is any evidence that this took place at all. There are over 18,000 CCTV cameras around New York City; somehow, they appear to have missed all this action – surely one of them captured it? Unless any footage is ‘in the can’ for a Netflix drama in the upcoming months or the new Fast and Furious film. This publicity shy couple who bleat about wanting their privacy, are constantly making a name for themselves. It is now possible, as they fade from public affection and attention, that they are simply making stories up to get attention. In fact, I feel more inclined to believe it was Harry chasing the paparazzi.

In the aftermath of the incident, certain evidence has however come to light, which suggests the description ‘near catastrophic’ might be a slight exaggeration. First, New York Mayor, Eric Adams, commented that even a ten minute chase in New York City ‘’is extremely dangerous’’. Then there was former New York detective, Bo Dietl, who cast doubts on the couple’s statement in its entirety:

‘’If someone’s chasing you, why would you put your principles’ lives in jeopardy? And then you get out of the car, you go into a yellow cab. Nothing makes sense. I would like to know who the security is that they’re using, who hired it, Stevie Wonder? I mean, this is ridiculous. I never heard anything like this.’’ 

Perhaps best placed to inform us was taxi driver Sukhcharn Singh, who drove the trio during part of the evening: 

“I don’t think I would call it a chase. I never felt like I was in danger. It wasn’t like a car chase in a movie. They were quiet and seemed scared but it’s New York — it’s safe.”  

But then, why would we believe anything Harry and Meghan say anyway? The pair are no stranger to untruths. In their interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan ‘revealed’ that they secretly got married before their Royal wedding, although it turned out she was referring to a rehearsal with the Archbishop of Canterbury in their back garden; an event the Archbishop later confirmed was not legally binding. She claimed that Catherine, Princess of Wales made her cry days before her wedding, when in fact it was the other way around. And while much was made of the alleged question within royal circles as to the skin colour of the next royal baby, many who had seen Meghan on the TV series Suits were surprised to learn that she even considered herself to be black. 

Some argue that Meghan may be suffering from mental health issues, which might explain a distortion of reality which she refers to as ‘my truth.’ Whatever their emotional state, the privacy-loving couple certainly seem to have been hit hard by the financial hardship caused by the loss of their royal titles, and may be seeking to create headlines for themselves. Frankly, I wish the pair would fade into obscurity – or at the very least, allow the rest of us our privacy from them. 

Jack Watson is a 14-year-old schoolboy, who has a Substack about being a Hull City fan. You can subscribe to it here.

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