Prince Harry has reportedly questioned the handling of the infamous paparazzi car chase in May 2023, accusing the New York City Police Department (NYPD) of a “cover-up”.

Prince Harry’s security team sent a letter to the NYPD’s top brass letting them know how the former royal felt about the way the situation was handled. According to Daily Mail. Emails and letters seen by the Daily Mail show Prince Harry pressuring police to make arrests in connection with the car chase, threatening charges.

According to the Daily Mail, Prince Harry called the pursuit a “high-speed” chase and said photographers followed his and Meghan’s car as it traveled through the streets of Manhattan. The couple’s biographer, Omid Scobie, claimed the incident lasted “two hours” and the couple’s car “reached speeds of up to 130 miles per hour.”

He called on the police to take immediate action and make arrests.

The request came after John Hurt, the NYPD’s chief intelligence officer, sent two letters to the London police force obtained by the Daily Mail. The first notice was sent in September 2023, claiming there was not enough evidence to make an arrest. This was followed by another letter in December 2023 that appeared to claim there was sufficient evidence. Ms Hart’s second letter was sent during a hearing in London where Prince Harry was asking the British government to provide him and his family with standard royal protection while in the UK. .

CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA – AUGUST 17: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at San Basilio de Palenque during the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s visit to Colombia on August 17, 2024 in Cartagena, Colombia. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation, Getty Images)

According to the Daily Mail, law enforcement has not arrested any suspects in connection with the incident.

According to a December 2023 email obtained by the media outlet, Prince Harry’s representatives said that Prince Harry had asked Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom to contact him within the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and that if his request was not met. He said it would further escalate the problem.

“The Duke feels he has been deliberately misled and suspects a cover-up,” the email said.

Markle was at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on May 16, 2023, to accept the Women’s Vision Foundation Award. She and Prince Harry claimed in a statement that they were involved in a “nearly catastrophic car chase” prompted by paparazzi and chased through the streets of Manhattan.

Chris Sanchez, one of the security personnel, said: said CNN said in May that the incident was “possibly fatal” and described the scene as “chaotic.” (Related: Masked robbers reportedly broke into royal residence)

Skeptics criticized this claim, arguing that the traffic conditions in the area would have made such a pursuit impossible. “It’s hard to believe there was a two-hour high-speed chase,” Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams said at the time.