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| Phone-hacking trial: Kate Middleton 'hacked 155 times' | Phone-hacking trial: Kate Middleton 'hacked 155 times' |
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| Former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman hacked Kate Middleton's phone 155 times, a court has heard. | Former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman hacked Kate Middleton's phone 155 times, a court has heard. |
| The phone-hacking trial was told Mr Goodman first hacked the now-Duchess of Cambridge's voicemail in December 2005. | The phone-hacking trial was told Mr Goodman first hacked the now-Duchess of Cambridge's voicemail in December 2005. |
| He also hacked Prince William 35 times and Prince Harry on nine occasions. | He also hacked Prince William 35 times and Prince Harry on nine occasions. |
| Mr Goodman, 56, denies conspiring to commit misconduct in public office. He is one of seven defendants on trial at the Old Bailey who all deny charges against them. | Mr Goodman, 56, denies conspiring to commit misconduct in public office. He is one of seven defendants on trial at the Old Bailey who all deny charges against them. |
| He returned to the Old Bailey to resume giving evidence after a long period away due to illness. | He returned to the Old Bailey to resume giving evidence after a long period away due to illness. |
| The court heard how Mr Goodman hacked Ms Middleton on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2005 - more than five years before she married Prince William. | The court heard how Mr Goodman hacked Ms Middleton on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2005 - more than five years before she married Prince William. |
| He also hacked her on 7 August 2006, the day before he was arrested over allegations of phone hacking. | He also hacked her on 7 August 2006, the day before he was arrested over allegations of phone hacking. |
| Prince William's voicemail was first intercepted in late January 2006, the court heard. | |
| 'Fit to continue' | |
| The jury was also told that Mr Goodman hacked Michael Fawcett, a trusted aide of Prince Charles, 35 times. | |
| Mr Goodman had not been in court since the end of March after he was declared unfit to carry on. The trial continued in his absence. | |
| The judge told the jury he had been "ill", but the court was given a report from an independent medical expert declaring him "now fit" to continue. | |
| Mr Justice Saunders also told the jury that he had "no alternative" but to keep them waiting because medical assessments were continually being submitted. | |
| Mr Goodman will be allowed more time than usual to give the remainder of his evidence because medical experts have advised he may get tired more quickly. | |
| The jury previously heard that the former royal editor of the now-defunct tabloid had undergone a minor heart procedure during the trial. |