Prince Harry’s security ‘could do nothing’ as stalker sat behind him twice in High Court
Prince Harry’s stalker sat metres behind him in the High Court’s public gallery during his privacy trial.
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Prince Harry’s stalker sat metres behind him in court (Image: Neil Mockford/GC Images)

A stalker known to be fixated with Prince Harry sat metres behind him at his High Court trial last week at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London. The Duke of Sussex’s private security personnel identified her as she is on a register of fixated individuals compiled by a private intelligence firm working for the estranged royal.

However, security staff were helpless, despite knowing that the woman has a history of appearing near the Duke of Sussex at various locations. A source told the Telegraph: “There is nothing they could do; they are not the police. It’s a public building, and she has a right to be there.”

The source added: “He [Prince Harry] is obviously always worried about his security situation; it’s not ideal.”

The woman in question, is understood to be suffering from mental health issues, reports state, and she managed to get into a “secure zone” at a central London hotel, where Harry was attending the WellChild Awards last year.

Two days after that incident, security sources confirmed she was spotted close to the Duke at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies in west London.

The incident coincided with an ongoing review of the security threat posed to the Duke, which was ordered by the Home Office in December. Such protection was stripped from the Sussexes after they stepped down as working royals in 2020, which Harry described as “difficult to swallow”.

The security review represents a significant shift in government policy, coming despite Harry’s defeat in a legal battle against the Home Office over his entitlement to automatic state-funded protection. The Risk Management Board is conducting a full assessment, with its conclusions to be submitted to the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, known as Ravec. A decision on Harry’s automatic security protection while in the UK, will be revealed soon.

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Prince Harry gave evidence last week at his trial (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, last week, Harry was in court for the opening of his privacy trial against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) and gave evidence two days later.

The Duke spent little more than two hours on the stand on Wednesday, breaking down as he alleged that journalists working for Associated Newspapers Limited had “made my wife’s life an absolute misery”.

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Prince Harry is among seven high-profile claimants including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley alleging the papers’ publisher, committed “grave breaches of privacy”.

ANL said the duke’s social circle was “known to be a good source of leaks” to the press and has repeatedly denied the claimants’ allegations.