The phone-hacking trial that will outlive Us All continues to roll on, and, as part of Wednesday’s proceedings, it was revealed that former News of the World royal reporter Clive Goodman allegedly hacked Kate Middleton’s phone “at least” 155 times.
The first time he broke into the now-duchess’s voicemail was in December of 2005, doing so on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day of that month—and then, apparently, at least 152 other times over the subsequent year. (“Does anyone know what’s up with Clive?! I gave him what I thought was a lovely tie, but he’s been huddled up in the attic glued to his phone the entire holiday!”)
Goodman was arrested on phone-hacking allegations on August 8, 2006, and allegedly hacked Middleton’s phone as recently as the day before, on August 7.
Goodman—who has previously been jailed on account of phone hacking, and is now serving as a witness in the current trial—is also accused of hacking Prince William’s phone 35 times (first in January 2006), and Prince Harry’s nine times. (And we also know Goodman may have made his way into Chelsy Davy’s voicemail at least once or twice.)
Goodman—who returned to the witness stand yesterday after an illness—said that he does not have any “intention to deceive . . . anybody else about [his] involvement in hacking.” He explained, “If anyone asks me an open question, I will give an open answer.”
Goodman—one of seven defendants in the case, along with former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks—denies “conspiring to commit misconduct in public office,” according to the BBC. He had previously said he only hacked the phones of aides; asked yesterday why he hadn't revealed he hacked William and Harry’s phones before, Goodman said, “Nobody asked me.”
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