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Britain's Prince Harry put 'at risk' by pursuing photographers in Botswana
Mon Apr 25, 4:54 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry was put "at risk" by photographers who pursued him and a girlfriend as they travelled in a jeep while on safari in Botswana, royal officials said.
Two of the newspapers involved in the chase, however, denied their photographer put the 20-year-old prince's life in danger.
Aides to Harry -- whose mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997 when her speeding car crashed in Paris as it was followed by photographers -- have raised the issue with Britain's Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
Paddy Harverson, press secretary for Harry's father, Prince Charles, said the young royal was travelling in a jeep down a bumpy dirt track when a vehicle carrying the photographers followed alongside it before pulling out in front.
"We're very concerned about the circumstances in which these photographs were taken," Harverson said.
"There was a pursuit of Prince Harry's jeep along a rutted dirt track that involved dangerous driving putting the occupants of both Prince Harry's vehicle and the photographers at risk of an accident.
"In those conditions and on that road, there was no room for error if anything had gone wrong."
The photographers wanted pictures of Harry with Chelsy Davy, a 19-year-old Zimbabwean women whom a series of reports has identified as the prince's girlfriend.
The tabloid Sun and middle market Daily Mail, which printed pictures of the pair in the jeep on Monday, rejected the accusations of harassment.
"The Sun categorically denies that Prince Harry's safety was put at risk at any stage by a Sun photographer," a spokesman for the daily said.
"There was no dangerous driving and absolutely no increased risk of an accident," he added.
For its part, the Daily Mail said any suggestion that Harry's safety was compromised by the driving of a freelance photographer "is simply nonsense."
In a statement, it said the photographer in Botswana had sent the photographs to both British newspapers on Sunday and insisted that the Mail had thoroughly investigated the circumstances in which they had been taken.
"The pictures themselves speak volumes: they show a completely relaxed Prince Harry, who was self-evidently not in fear of an accident, as Clarence House wishes to suggest," the Mail said.
"After the photographs had been taken, the vehicle carrying the freelance photographer pulled away from Prince Harry's vehicle and made no attempt to follow it. There was no pursuit, no harassment and no danger."
The prince's aide said the PCC had been contacted, but that no official complaint had been made, although he had spoken to the editors of the newspapers that printed the images.
"We don't want this to happen again," Harverson added.
Princess Diana died when the armoured limousine in which she was travelling struck a pillar in a Paris underpass as it sought to evade photographers following on motorbikes.
An official inquiry into the report blamed chauffeur Henri Paul, who investigators said was drunk, travelling too fast and was not trained to drive the heavy vehicle.
However a number of Britons -- Prince Harry among them, according to some reports -- hold the press responsible for the princess's death.
Mon Apr 25, 4:54 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry was put "at risk" by photographers who pursued him and a girlfriend as they travelled in a jeep while on safari in Botswana, royal officials said.
Two of the newspapers involved in the chase, however, denied their photographer put the 20-year-old prince's life in danger.
Aides to Harry -- whose mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997 when her speeding car crashed in Paris as it was followed by photographers -- have raised the issue with Britain's Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
Paddy Harverson, press secretary for Harry's father, Prince Charles, said the young royal was travelling in a jeep down a bumpy dirt track when a vehicle carrying the photographers followed alongside it before pulling out in front.
"We're very concerned about the circumstances in which these photographs were taken," Harverson said.
"There was a pursuit of Prince Harry's jeep along a rutted dirt track that involved dangerous driving putting the occupants of both Prince Harry's vehicle and the photographers at risk of an accident.
"In those conditions and on that road, there was no room for error if anything had gone wrong."
The photographers wanted pictures of Harry with Chelsy Davy, a 19-year-old Zimbabwean women whom a series of reports has identified as the prince's girlfriend.
The tabloid Sun and middle market Daily Mail, which printed pictures of the pair in the jeep on Monday, rejected the accusations of harassment.
"The Sun categorically denies that Prince Harry's safety was put at risk at any stage by a Sun photographer," a spokesman for the daily said.
"There was no dangerous driving and absolutely no increased risk of an accident," he added.
For its part, the Daily Mail said any suggestion that Harry's safety was compromised by the driving of a freelance photographer "is simply nonsense."
In a statement, it said the photographer in Botswana had sent the photographs to both British newspapers on Sunday and insisted that the Mail had thoroughly investigated the circumstances in which they had been taken.
"The pictures themselves speak volumes: they show a completely relaxed Prince Harry, who was self-evidently not in fear of an accident, as Clarence House wishes to suggest," the Mail said.
"After the photographs had been taken, the vehicle carrying the freelance photographer pulled away from Prince Harry's vehicle and made no attempt to follow it. There was no pursuit, no harassment and no danger."
The prince's aide said the PCC had been contacted, but that no official complaint had been made, although he had spoken to the editors of the newspapers that printed the images.
"We don't want this to happen again," Harverson added.
Princess Diana died when the armoured limousine in which she was travelling struck a pillar in a Paris underpass as it sought to evade photographers following on motorbikes.
An official inquiry into the report blamed chauffeur Henri Paul, who investigators said was drunk, travelling too fast and was not trained to drive the heavy vehicle.
However a number of Britons -- Prince Harry among them, according to some reports -- hold the press responsible for the princess's death.
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Britain's Prince Harry put 'at risk' by pursuing photographers in Botswana
Mon Apr 25, 4:54 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry was put "at risk" by photographers who pursued him and a girlfriend as they travelled in a jeep while on safari in Botswana, royal officials said.
Two of the newspapers involved in the chase, however, denied their photographer put the 20-year-old prince's life in danger.
Aides to Harry -- whose mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997 when her speeding car crashed in Paris as it was followed by photographers -- have raised the issue with Britain's Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
Paddy Harverson, press secretary for Harry's father, Prince Charles, said the young royal was travelling in a jeep down a bumpy dirt track when a vehicle carrying the photographers followed alongside it before pulling out in front.
"We're very concerned about the circumstances in which these photographs were taken," Harverson said.
"There was a pursuit of Prince Harry's jeep along a rutted dirt track that involved dangerous driving putting the occupants of both Prince Harry's vehicle and the photographers at risk of an accident.
"In those conditions and on that road, there was no room for error if anything had gone wrong."
The photographers wanted pictures of Harry with Chelsy Davy, a 19-year-old Zimbabwean women whom a series of reports has identified as the prince's girlfriend.
The tabloid Sun and middle market Daily Mail, which printed pictures of the pair in the jeep on Monday, rejected the accusations of harassment.
"The Sun categorically denies that Prince Harry's safety was put at risk at any stage by a Sun photographer," a spokesman for the daily said.
"There was no dangerous driving and absolutely no increased risk of an accident," he added.
For its part, the Daily Mail said any suggestion that Harry's safety was compromised by the driving of a freelance photographer "is simply nonsense."
In a statement, it said the photographer in Botswana had sent the photographs to both British newspapers on Sunday and insisted that the Mail had thoroughly investigated the circumstances in which they had been taken.
"The pictures themselves speak volumes: they show a completely relaxed Prince Harry, who was self-evidently not in fear of an accident, as Clarence House wishes to suggest," the Mail said.
"After the photographs had been taken, the vehicle carrying the freelance photographer pulled away from Prince Harry's vehicle and made no attempt to follow it. There was no pursuit, no harassment and no danger."
The prince's aide said the PCC had been contacted, but that no official complaint had been made, although he had spoken to the editors of the newspapers that printed the images.
"We don't want this to happen again," Harverson added.
Princess Diana died when the armoured limousine in which she was travelling struck a pillar in a Paris underpass as it sought to evade photographers following on motorbikes.
An official inquiry into the report blamed chauffeur Henri Paul, who investigators said was drunk, travelling too fast and was not trained to drive the heavy vehicle.
However a number of Britons -- Prince Harry among them, according to some reports -- hold the press responsible for the princess's death.
Mon Apr 25, 4:54 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry was put "at risk" by photographers who pursued him and a girlfriend as they travelled in a jeep while on safari in Botswana, royal officials said.
Two of the newspapers involved in the chase, however, denied their photographer put the 20-year-old prince's life in danger.
Aides to Harry -- whose mother, Princess Diana, died in 1997 when her speeding car crashed in Paris as it was followed by photographers -- have raised the issue with Britain's Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
Paddy Harverson, press secretary for Harry's father, Prince Charles, said the young royal was travelling in a jeep down a bumpy dirt track when a vehicle carrying the photographers followed alongside it before pulling out in front.
"We're very concerned about the circumstances in which these photographs were taken," Harverson said.
"There was a pursuit of Prince Harry's jeep along a rutted dirt track that involved dangerous driving putting the occupants of both Prince Harry's vehicle and the photographers at risk of an accident.
"In those conditions and on that road, there was no room for error if anything had gone wrong."
The photographers wanted pictures of Harry with Chelsy Davy, a 19-year-old Zimbabwean women whom a series of reports has identified as the prince's girlfriend.
The tabloid Sun and middle market Daily Mail, which printed pictures of the pair in the jeep on Monday, rejected the accusations of harassment.
"The Sun categorically denies that Prince Harry's safety was put at risk at any stage by a Sun photographer," a spokesman for the daily said.
"There was no dangerous driving and absolutely no increased risk of an accident," he added.
For its part, the Daily Mail said any suggestion that Harry's safety was compromised by the driving of a freelance photographer "is simply nonsense."
In a statement, it said the photographer in Botswana had sent the photographs to both British newspapers on Sunday and insisted that the Mail had thoroughly investigated the circumstances in which they had been taken.
"The pictures themselves speak volumes: they show a completely relaxed Prince Harry, who was self-evidently not in fear of an accident, as Clarence House wishes to suggest," the Mail said.
"After the photographs had been taken, the vehicle carrying the freelance photographer pulled away from Prince Harry's vehicle and made no attempt to follow it. There was no pursuit, no harassment and no danger."
The prince's aide said the PCC had been contacted, but that no official complaint had been made, although he had spoken to the editors of the newspapers that printed the images.
"We don't want this to happen again," Harverson added.
Princess Diana died when the armoured limousine in which she was travelling struck a pillar in a Paris underpass as it sought to evade photographers following on motorbikes.
An official inquiry into the report blamed chauffeur Henri Paul, who investigators said was drunk, travelling too fast and was not trained to drive the heavy vehicle.
However a number of Britons -- Prince Harry among them, according to some reports -- hold the press responsible for the princess's death.
