When news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's "near catastrophic car chase" through the streets of New York came in, parallels were instantly drawn between their situation and the tragic death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales in a fatal 1997 car crash in Paris. Harry and Meghan were attending an awards ceremony and the events unfolded as they left the venue and tried to go back to where they were staying, along with Meghan's mum Doria.