New Delhi: Kevin Garcia Valdovinos, 29, suspected of stalking Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle was arrested on Thursday outside the couple’s home in Santa Barbara County, California, a report claimed.
However, it is yet to be known whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, or their children Prince Archie or Princess Lilibet were presnt at their home when the incident occured.
According to the TMZ report, Valdovinos, was seen “lurking” outside the couple’s mansion in Montecito. Police booked him on misdemeanor stalking charges, said reports, but he was later released on a bali amount of $2,500.
This incident comes hours after reports of the alleged stalker had emerged,
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s spokesperson said that the couple had been involved in a “near-catastrophic” car chase involving paparazzi.
At the time of incident, Meghan’s mother was also present in the car.
New York taxi driver Sukhcharn Singh, who said he drove Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle around for 10 minutes before dropping them off at the police station, described the couple as looking scared as photographers surrounded the vehicle https://t.co/kiqPtauZcq pic.twitter.com/z8QfJ1M8vx
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2023
They were chased by the paparazzi in New York City after they attended a Ms Foundation gala, where Meghan Markle received the 2023 Women of Vision Award for her advocacy work.
BREAKING: In a situation eerily similar to what caused Princess Diana’s death, her son, Prince Harry, wife Meghan Markle and Meghan’s mother were nearly in a ‘catastrophic accident’ as paparazzi chased the car they were in on Tuesday in New York.
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— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) May 17, 2023
The Couple is living at the residence since 2020 after they stepped down from their royal duties.
Also, this comes at a time when Prince Harry argued in a London court that he should be allowed to challenge a UK government decision that denied him the right to pay for police protection when he visits his home country.
