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Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, was followed by the woman – described as a “fixated individual” – in London and even in Nigeria, but he left the Royal Family years ago

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “not entitled to security” because they are now just “mere celebrities,” it is today argued.

The damning claim comes despite Harry being followed on several occasions, including twice in London, by a stalker, described as a “fixated individual”. She came “within yards” of the Duke of Sussex during his recent visit to the UK, it emerged this week.

His own private security “body blocked” the woman after she entered a “secure zone” at a hotel, and two days later, she came within just “a stone’s throw” from the duke when he visited Imperial College London’s Centre for Blast Injury Studies.

But it is argued today Harry and Meghan are just “celebrities” now and therefore should not receive security paid for by the British taxpayer, despite the scares. Jane Moore, a columnist and regular on Loose Women, said: “I sympathise. But the right (or not) to state-backed police protection is decided by executive committee Ravec, which decided that, as he is no longer a working royal, he’s not entitled to it. Indeed, thanks to their various commercial deals, it could be argued that Harry and Meghan are now classed as mere ‘celebrities.’”

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Jane shared her opinion in a column in The Sun this week, stating the couple have pursued commercial contracts since moving from the UK to the US five years ago. They announced they were stepping back as working members of the royal family in January 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were then told they would receive a “bespoke” security service, where they’d need to give 30 days’ notice of any plans to travel to the UK, with each visit being assessed for threat levels and whether protection is needed.

But Jane, 63, claimed Harry and Meghan should not be afforded such protection if they are now seen as celebrities. The journalist added: “With alarming frequency, the newspapers are full of stories about other celebrities (particularly women) whose lives are blighted by stalkers that they don’t get state-backed police protection from. So if Harry was to get it, then why not them?”

The publication referred to high-profile stalking cases, including that of Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas who moved her mother to a different home due to the behaviour of 37-year-old creep Kyle Shaw. However, Shaw’s prison sentence was suspended for 20 months at Liverpool Crown Court earlier this year.

Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel Green in Friends for 10 years, has also addressed claims she chose not to have children because she’s a “selfish workaholic”

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Hollywood icon Jennifer Aniston has blasted claims she didn’t want to become a mother because she’s a “selfish workaholic”.

The Friends actress, who was married to Brad Pitt for five years, also told how she endured a two-decade secret battle to have a baby. In a rare interview published today, Jennifer, 56, said she felt she needed to correct the “false narrative” about why she hasn’t started a family.

Jennifer said: “They didn’t know my story, or what I’d been going through over the past 20 years to try to pursue a family, because I don’t go out there and tell them my medical woes.

“That’s not anybody’s business. But there comes a point when you can’t not hear it – the narrative about how I won’t have a baby, won’t have a family, because I’m selfish, a workaholic. It does affect me – I’m just a human being. We’re all human beings. That’s why I thought, ‘What the hell?'”

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Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar UK, the actress talked about her unsuccessful attempt at IVF – and admitted she wished she had frozen her eggs years earlier. Jennifer, who played Rachel Green in Friends for 10 years, continued: “The news cycle is so fast, it just goes away. Of course, there are times when I feel that sense of justice – when something has been said that isn’t true and I need to right the wrong. And then I think, do I really? My family knows my truth, my friends know my truth.”

The star split with Brad in 2005 after the actor met Angelina Jolie on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. In a previous interview, Jennifer said “nobody did anything wrong” in relation to the breakup. She since dated Justin Theroux for six years, a relationship which ended in 2017.

Jennifer described the subsequent IVF struggle as “a challenging road”. In a previous interview, the celeb, born in Los Angeles, California, had said: “My late 30s, 40s, I’d gone through really hard sh*t, and if it wasn’t for going through that, I would’ve never become who I was meant to be. I was trying to get pregnant.

“All the years and years and years of speculation… It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it.”

Jennifer was 35 when she split with Brad, who went on to have six children with Angelina. However, Jennifer previously said the suggestion he left her because she wouldn’t give him a child was an “absolute lie.”

Ant McPartlin, part of the Ant & Dec duo, was married to Lisa Armstrong – a make-up artist and former member of pop band Deuce – for 12 years until their divorce in 2018

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Ant McPartlin’s ex-wife Lisa Armstrong has put their fire-ravaged former marital home on the market as she “just wants to get shot of it”.

Although the five-bedroom property is on sale for an asking price of £3.4million, Lisa will take a financial hit on the property as it was reportedly worth in the region of £7-£8million before the blaze. Friends, though, say 48-year-old Lisa hopes to move on from what is said to be “the only thing linking her to Ant”.

The fire in September 2023 caused significant damage to the lavish mansion in Chiswick, west London, and so Lisa attempted to sell the property some months later for £4million. However, it is back on the market now with the value slashed again, and it is believed potential buyers will have a restoration job on their hands.

A friend said: “Lisa just wants to house off her hands now, she wants shot of it. Apart from her dog Hurley, the house is the only thing linking her to Ant now and she feels it’s time to let go, even though it means she will take a hit in the pocket.”

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Ant, 49, and Lisa divorced in 2018 after a 12-year marriage. Lisa, former member of pop band Deuce, had the house and, when she eventually tried to sell it, she reportedly became fed up with receiving low ball offers and “nosey” parties who just wanted to take a look around the place with no real interest in buying. It was then removed from the market in January 2024.

But the advert is back on Rightmove, which states the property “presents a unique opportunity to restore and enhance a residence to its former glory.” The ad, which gives no details of the fire, continues: “The property boasts impressive proportions throughout, including a generous fully fitted kitchen/dining room, expansive main reception room with tall ceilings, and five double bedrooms.”

And the friend told the Daily Mail: “Lisa had loads of derisory offers, some of them were actually quite insulting and many people were simply put off by the fire damage.

‘But it’s in such a desired location, some houses in the same street are going for big money, so it’s still an attractive property to purchase. At its new price, she’s confident of selling the house this time.”