After experiencing a “near catastrophic car chase” in New York, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have demanded that the Backgrid photo agency hand over footage of that moment.
However, the aforementioned agency rejected the request and practically gave them to understand that if in the United Kingdom they were used to demanding things for belonging to the nobility, in the United States they could not act in the same way.
On May 17, through a statement, the public relations officer of the Dukes of Sussex assured that the couple had experienced a persecution by some 12 aggressive paparazzi for two hours that could have catastrophic consequences, since it caused several collisions. According to Deadline, the couple’s lawyers royals They demanded from the photo agency the material of what happened.
We hereby demand that Backgrid immediately provide us with copies of all photos, videos, and/or film taken last night by the independent photographers.
The agency responded with a letter, of which TMZ published an excerpt, rejecting their request and explaining that they had no intention of causing distress or harm when they sent four photographers, three cars and a bicycle to capture images of the famous couple.
In America, as I’m sure you are aware, property belongs to the owner of the property: third parties cannot simply demand that it be turned over to them, as perhaps kings can. Perhaps you should sit down with your client and tell him that your English rules of royal prerogative to require citizens to turn over their property to the Crown were rejected by this country long ago. We stand behind our founding fathers.
In addition to failing in the attempt to obtain the material, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were also denied by different people about the alleged almost catastrophic persecution, because, according to Deadlinethe New York Police Department only mentioned that the event was challenging, but that the royal couple arrived at their destination and there were no reports of collisions, injuries or arrests following the incident.