US authorities ‘have evidence to make arrests’ over Harry and Meghan car chase

Evening Standard

US authorities concluded there was enough evidence to arrest two people for “reckless endangerment” after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said they experienced a “near-catastrophic” car chase in New York involving paparazzi, a court was told.

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00:00 US authorities say there's enough evidence to arrest two people for reckless endangerment

00:05 following Harry and Meghan's near-catastrophic car chase in New York with paparazzi.

00:10 Details of a review of the incident in May last year were revealed on Wednesday during

00:15 a High Court ruling over Harry's challenge to a decision to change the level of his taxpayer-funded

00:21 personal security when visiting the UK.

00:23 The judge's ruling featured a redacted version of a letter provided to him from the chief

00:28 of intelligence in the New York City Police Department to the chief superintendent, OCU

00:34 commander, Royalty and Special Protection.

00:37 High Court Judge Sir Peter Lane said that, contrary to what appears to have entered the

00:41 public domain, the letter states that reckless endangerment did take place on 16 May 2023.

00:49 He said that the conclusion was that there was sufficient evidence to arrest two individuals

00:54 for reckless endangerment.

00:56 A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess previously said the couple alongside Meghan's mother

01:01 Doria Ragland are said to have been subjected to a relentless pursuit involving half a dozen

01:07 blacked-out vehicles, described as a near-catastrophic car chase, at the hands of a ring of highly

01:14 aggressive paparazzi.

01:15 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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