Prince Harry and Meghan in near catastrophic car chase with paparazzi

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the duchess’s mother were involved in a “near catastrophic” two-hour car chase in New York after being followed by “a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi”, the duke’s spokesperson has said. The incident is said to have happened after Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother, Doria Ragland, attended an awards ceremony on Tuesday. The three of them are said to have been subjected to a “relentless pursuit” involving half a dozen blacked-out vehicles.

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duke：公爵

duchess：公爵夫人(-ess 女性)

involve：卷入；包括；陷入

invoke：祈求；请求；启用

catastrophic：悲惨的（catastrophe 灾难）

chase：追逐（拉丁词 captare，抓，拿，catch 同源）

ring：戒指；铃声；钟声；帮派；集团；团伙

aggressive：侵略性的（aggress 挑衅；侵犯；侵略）

paparazzi：狗仔队

attend：参加；专注于；照顾

relent：变温和，动怜悯之心（lent- =soft，软）

relentless：无情的，冷酷的；没完没了的，持续的

pursuit：追踪（pursue 追赶；追踪）

subjected：可能受...影响的；易遭受