Harry and Meghan ‘demand agency hand over car chase images’

Backgrid picture firm rejects request to provide copies of photos and video taken on Tuesday in New York

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly demanded a celebrity photo agency hand over images taken during what the royal couple said was a “near-catastrophic” chase with “a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi”.

Backgrid, a California-based entertainment picture agency, said on Thursday it rejected the request, which was laid out in a letter from the Sussexes’ legal team, demanding it provide the images taken on Tuesday in New York City.