Prince Harry has a point about his protection - UK needs to reflect on stalker hell

I'm beginning to think Harry has a point about protection. He's been widely derided for bitterly complaining about the withdrawal of his royal police escort when he visits Britain. To all intents and purposes, the Duke of Sussex is on his own these days.

"Too bad," many say. "Shouldn't have cleared off to California and bad-mouthed the folks back home." And yet, and yet... it was reported this week that a known stalker came within a few feet of Harry on not one but two separate occasions during his recent visit to the UK.

The woman, who may have mental health issues, got into a so-called "secure zone" at an awards ceremony in a London hotel.

Two days later she was spotted "a stone's throw" from the prince at another charity event. There were no police present and only a member of Harry's private staff managed to "body block" the woman to stop her getting any closer.

We need to reflect on this. Whatever we think of him, Harry is the King's son. Were he to be injured - or worse -because of a lack of police protection... well. It doesn't really bear thinking about, does it?

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My heart breaks every time I see the lovely, smiling face of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, the 19-year-old "shining example of humanity" who lost her precious life to the Nottingham knife attacker (who I'm not even going to name here).

Grace selflessly gave her life trying to protect her friend Barnaby Webber, also 19, from the killer. This week, her family said that the decision to posthumously award their daughter the George Medal for bravery will bring them some "small measure of peace".

I pray that it does. God bless them.