Photo agency in Harry and Meghan's alleged 'near-catastrophic' car chase break silence

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The photo agency involved in the alleged 'near-catastrophic' car chase with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has broken their silence on the couple's claims.

Backgrid USA responded to suggestions paparazzi were aggressively pursuing the couple during their alleged chase through Manhattan.

According to reports, Harry and Meghan left the Ziegfeld Theatre with her mother around 9.50pm on Tuesday.The three were then followed by photographers who failed to capture any shots of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they left the theatre, reports news.com.au.Shortly after, a representative for the estranged royal couple claimed they “were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi”.However, the company involved has mitigated the claims, saying its snappers ”had no intention of causing any distress or harm, as their only tool was their cameras".In a statement to ET the company said: "At Backgrid USA Inc., we value transparency and ethics in journalism, which include providing fair and factual responses to claims.“We are aware of Prince Harry‘s statement regarding an alleged ’near catastrophic car chase’ involving himself, Meghan Markle, and her mother, in New York City on Tuesday night.“We want to clarify that we have received photos and videos of last night‘s events from four freelance photographers, three of whom were in cars and one of whom was riding a bicycle.“It is important to note that these photographers have a professional responsibility to cover newsworthy events and personalities, including public figures such as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.”The freelance photographers hired to cover the event alleged “one of the four SUVs from Prince Harry‘s security escort was