Overview
- A security source and multiple outlets report a known stalker came within feet of the duke at the WellChild Awards at the Royal Lancaster Hotel and again two days later at Imperial College London.
- Private staff recognized the woman and body‑blocked her at the Imperial College visit, where there was no police presence, according to the security source.
- The woman is on a private list of “fixated individuals” held by Harry’s team and has reportedly followed him abroad, including to Nigeria in 2024.
- Scotland Yard declined to discuss the alleged incidents, and Harry currently receives only visit‑by‑visit protection after losing his Court of Appeal challenge in May.
- Former counter‑terror policing chief Neil Basu says the episodes underline the need for a fresh formal threat assessment, while a claim that the Met voluntarily protected the WellChild day is reported by a single outlet and not independently confirmed.