Some US tabloids lapped up story with relish while the broadsheets took a more sober approach
The US media covered the Sussexes’ claims that they were involved in a “near catastrophic” two-hour car chase with paparazzi in New York with mixed interest.
Tabloids such as the New York Post have lapped up the story with expected relish, whereas broadsheets such as the New York Times and have approached the story with a sense of moderation.
Here we take a look at how the US media covered the story:
The New York Post has the story on the front of its website and print edition under the headlines “Duke (and Duchess) of hazard”, alluding to the 1980s action comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, in which the two lead characters would often travel at high speed in a Dodge Charger nicknamed the General Lee.
Under a fresh headline, “Inside the drama of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s NYC paparazzi chase ordeal”, the Post makes comparisons to the death of Harry’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, but reports that “cops said the supposed ordeal wasn’t nearly as dramatic as the couple claimed”.
