Pete Doherty wanted to pass on some “real simple advice for Harry and Meghan” as he suggested they “pay some skint local kids to attack the cars of the paparazzi”.
The Libertines frontman shared his thoughts on the paparazzi car chase after the rocker has had his own fair share of incidents with them during the height of his fame in the noughties.
“It did tickle my interest the other day to see Prince Harry in that weird, high-speed car chase through New York,” Pete told The Telegraph.
Advising Harry and Meghan, he quipped: “Pay some skint local kids to attack the cars of the paparazzi. That’s always a good ‘un to stop any chases.”
The guitarist joked: “I used to have this old Victorian policeman’s cosh I used to charge at them. I miss it.”
His comments come after Harry, 38, and his wife, Meghan, 41, along with her mother Dorian Ragland, were trailed in their car by photographers as they left a New York City charity event in May.
They briefly took refuge at a police station before being whisked away in a yellow taxicab.
A spokesman for the couple said in a statement at the time: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Mrs Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi.
“This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD (New York Police Department) officers.
“While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone’s safety.”
Harry is reported to have recorded the car chase as well as his security detail.
The Duke of Sussex relocated to the US with his wife Meghan, and their family in 2020, after having briefly lived in Canada and before that the UK.
He was most recently spotted at the Fourth of July parade in the US earlier this week, according to reports, taking his youngest child Princess Lilibet along to the event on the federal holiday.
