Prince Harry & Meghan Markle in 'Near Catastrophic' 2-Hour Car Chase With Paparazzi

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a scary end to a night out in New York City.

The two were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" with "highly aggressive paparazzi" after attending the Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awards on May 16th.

Their two kids were not with them at the time.

"This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers. While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone's safety."

Authorities have addressed the situation.

"On Wednesday evening, May 16, the NYPD assisted the private security team protecting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. There were numerous photographers that made their transport challenging. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived at their destination and there were no reported collisions, summonses, injuries, or arrests in regard."

This incident arrives just months after the two addressed the media scrutiny they've received throughout their relationship.

Harry reflected on his mother Princess Diana's fatal 1997 car crash, saying he's "terrified" of history repeating itself with Meghan.

"My job is to keep my family safe. But the nature of being born into this position amid everything that comes with it and the level of hate that is being stirred up in the last three years, especially against my wife and my son, I'm generally concerned for the safety of my family."

He also remembered the pressure he and Prince William faced growing up after their mother's death.

"When my mom died, we had two hats to wear. One was two grieving sons, wanting to cry, grieve, and process that grief because of losing our mom. And two was the royal hat, show no emotion, get out there, meet the people, shake their hands."

As they got older, Harry noticed they were receiving the same media attention Diana did.

"There's a difference between having to accept, okay, we have this position in the family and therefore there's going to be a level of interest and being swarmed by paparazzi, chasing you in cars through red lights. And then chasing you down the road on foot, which probably happened about 40 times when I was younger. It was too much."

"Everything that was happening in the UK was so intense. I was trying to balance the experience of being a young boy who was trying to deal with the loss of his mom without much support or help or guidance. It didn't seem right, it didn't seem fair."