This year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new communications strategy, where they’re much more responsive in pushing back on rumors and lies originating from the British media. They’re also including more media outlets in their Archewell announcements, which makes various tabloids feel important, that they got “confirmation from Archewell” on certain events. So it is with Prince Harry’s planned trip to New York next month. It sounds like Harry will be in New York throughout the week of September 23rd, which is UN Climate Week and it’s also when a lot of world leaders descend on New York for meetings and appearances for the high-level General Debate at the United Nations. One of the great things about Archewell updating everybody on Harry’s plans is that the worst tabloids have to acknowledge that Harry is a busy man with a lot on his plate, and no, he’s not sitting around Montecito with nothing to do. He’ll be in NYC on behalf of his work with Archewell, African Parks, The HALO Trust, Travalyst and The Diana Award. And not only that, the NYPD will give him extra security:

Prince Harry is returning to the Big Apple. The Duke of Sussex’s visit to New York City next month will coincide with UN General Assembly High-level Week and Climate Week, The Post can confirm. However, the trip will be a solo venture for the royal as his wife Meghan Markle, 43, will stay put in Montecito, Calif., with their two children.

Harry, 39, will be in the Big Apple to “advance a number of his patronages and philanthropic initiatives,” his rep said, adding that the father of two will be busy with engagements with African Parks, The HALO Trust, The Diana Award, and Travalyst. He will also be “furthering the work of The Archewell Foundation, the nonprofit organization he co-founded with his wife Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex,” his rep told The Post in a statement.

While details about Harry’s upcoming trip remain scarce, the duke is set to receive additional security following his and Markle’s so-called “near catastrophic” paparazzi car chase through Manhattan in May 2023. Harry and Markle found themselves at the center of a high-speed pursuit after leaving the Ziegfeld Theater in Midtown with Markle’s mother following an event. The trio were tailed by paparazzi who were unable to get any shots of the famous couple as they left the venue.

Soon after, a representative for the pair claimed they “were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi.” However, law enforcement sources described a much less dramatic ordeal, saying the chase only lasted about one hour as the family switched to a yellow cab to try to get the paps off their trail.

The Sussexes ultimately didn’t file any charges over the ordeal, but the NYPD announced last year that the pair receive heightened security during their trips to the Big Apple. In a letter addressed to London’s Metropolitan Police, the NYPD intelligence chief wrote that the police force will be “enhancing the security resources afforded to the Duke and Duchess on future visits to the city.”

[From The NY Post]

Harry and Meghan visited New York last October, and they had presidential-level security from the NYPD. They moved around in an NYPD convoy and there were absolutely no unscheduled stops or street photos. The British media was really pissed off about it too, which is telling. It’s also telling that few British outlets picked up the NYPD’s statement earlier this year that the May ‘23 paparazzi chase was both “reckless” and “persistently dangerous,” and that the Sussexes were not lying about how unsafe they felt during the chase. The NYPD’s Chief of Intelligence informed the Metropolitan Police in England that they conducted an investigation into the May ‘23 incident and decided to give the Sussexes advanced security whenever they visit the city. Meanwhile, Harry’s birth country is like “he doesn’t deserve security because he’s not important enough!” Anyway, as I said before, I bet Harry will be able to move around quickly and efficiently when he travels solo and I expect the NYPD will be out in force to aid him.

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