Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made headlines again this month following reports of their involvement in a “near catastrophic” car chase. In an ordeal their spokesperson described as a “relentless pursuit” by paparazzi, the couple were said to be shaken up by the event.
Following these reports, Channel 10’s The Project hosts spoke to the man claiming to be the Sussex’s cab driver, Sukhcharn ‘Sonny’ Singh. It was after this interview that regular project panellist Kate Langbroek shared a few choice words about King Charles’ youngest son.
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After the short interview, host Sarah Harris shared the sentiment, “I wanted to ask what Prince Harry smells like, what sort of cologne he was wearing. You know, juicy details.”
To this, Kate replied, “Well if he’s near his wife, he smells like anxiety and, I don’t want to say, something flaccid? He’s very diminished, I think, in her presence.”
While Kate’s colleagues quickly jumped to Harry’s defence, explaining he would want to protect his wife considering the traumatic nature of his mother’s passing, Kate doubled down on her dig.
Echoing his “prediction”, she spoke in an imitated ‘Prince Harry voice’, “I don’t want history to repeat itself, I don’t want to be [a] single dad… I’m going to be alright, but it’s curtains for her!”
“It’s like a strange thing to project for your wife,” she added.
While Sarah reasoned that the situation reflects “how deep the trauma is with Prince Harry and his mum,” Kate interjected with the statement, “I think they encourage the trauma in each other.”
“You hear what Sunny said was going on in the back of the cab! They were anxious with each other and everyone else was like… there’s nothing going on,” The Project panellist continued.
Host Georgie Tunny also shared Sarah’s reasoning, explaining to Kate that it’s understandable that the pair may reflect on what happened to Harry’s mother when in that situation.
Kate, however, remained firm, quipping, “But is it possible he could have chosen a life where he was not follow by the paparazzi? They had a very quiet 18 months.”
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The car chase itself was said to have occurred on May 16 (May 17 AEST), when Harry and Meghan left the Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awards in New York City.
A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claimed to Page Six that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi.”
It’s been reported by several outlets that Harry, Meghan and her mother Doria Ragland left the event in a SUV but, after being chased by paparazzi, sought help at a police station. From there, the trio reportedly left in a taxi in the hopes of evading the photographers.
The couple’s reported spokesperson also said that the “relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD officers.”
