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Reports: Fixated Stalker Got Within Feet of Prince Harry in UK Visit as Private Guards Intervened

The reported close calls during his September trip revive questions about the case-by-case protection model that courts upheld in May.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets, citing the Telegraph, report a known stalker approached Harry twice in September, with private staff physically blocking her each time.
  • The incidents were reported at the WellChild Awards at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel and two days later near Imperial College London’s Centre for Blast Injury Studies.
  • The woman was identified by Harry’s team from a private list of fixated individuals and is alleged to have followed the couple internationally, including in Nigeria in 2024.
  • Scotland Yard declined to discuss the incidents; a single Daily Mail report says the Met voluntarily provided protection on the WellChild day, while there was no police presence at the Imperial College visit.
  • The episode follows the Court of Appeal’s May ruling that Harry’s UK security be handled on a case-by-case basis, with former counter-terror chief Neil Basu calling the lack of a fresh risk assessment a mistake.