How ‘Court Stalker Terror’ Could Help Prince Harry’s Legal Battle

January 28, 2026

A courtroom stalker has given Prince Harry more resolve for increased UK security protection. Last week, during his court case against Associated Newspapers Limited in London, a suspicious woman sat behind the Duke of Sussex.

The prince’s last full risk assessment was when he was still working as a royal in 2019 and at the highest threat level. In the years since, Harry has legally challenged the removal of police protection.

Prince Harry feels “exposed” when in the UK

The incident was crucial, according to a source close to the prince. “This court stalker terror has reinforced everything he has been warning about. It has become central to how he is framing his endless U.K. security fight, because it shows how exposed he feels when he is in Britain,” the source said.

Prince Harry’s private security team alerted the officials that the woman in court has mental health issues. But the insider says, “Harry’s security team was effectively powerless in that moment,” the insider said. “They are not law enforcement, and the High Court is a public space, so unless a crime is being committed there is very little they can do beyond monitoring the situation and alerting court staff.”

RadarOnline reveals the recent court incident made the prince even more determined to reinstate his automatic taxpayer-funded police protection. This was removed when he left his royal duties in 2020. In December, the Home Office ordered a review of the prince’s security threats.

Along with following the prince to Nigeria, the woman stalked Harry during the WellChild Awards last September. He also saw her following him at the Centre for Blast Injury Studies in west London.

Neil Basu, former head of the U.K.’s counter-terrorism unit, sees the increased risks the prince is facing. “There are clearly people with fixations, and you can never fully know where that fixation will lead until you’ve assessed that person’s state of mind – it might be declarations of undying love and sending roses, or it might be wanting to cause harm,” he says.

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