CAROLINE DAVIES
Kate Middleton's name was found in a handwritten note by Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator employed by the News of the World who hacked phones of public figures and celebrities, the Old Bailey central criminal court in London has been told.
The prosecution showed the jury in the phone-hacking trial a note yesterday morning that was seized by police from Mulcaire’s premises in 2006 titled “Target evaluation”, with a list of 18 names.
The first name was PR agent Max Clifford but the list also included Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge. Other names on the list included football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, Conservative politician Boris Johnson, footballer David James, television personality Kerry Katona, food writer Tom Parker Bowles and former Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray.
Jolie stunt double
The court was discussing evidence in relation to the alleged hacking of the phones of Delia Smith and a stunt double used by Angelina Jolie and did not make any further reference to Middleton.
Eunice Huthart worked as a stunt double for Jolie during the making of the Hollywood film Mr and Mrs Smith, where the actor met Brad Pitt, the court heard.
In a statement read to the court, Huthart said in 2005 she was living in Los Angeles and shared a house with Jolie. “It was well reported in the media that we were good friends,” the statement said.
Huthart said she had experienced difficulties with her mobile pin number not working and being unable to access her voicemails.
Her statement added: “I had a number of conversations with Vodafone and being frustrated about why my pin number didn’t work.”
The court heard Huthart’s details were found in Mulcaire’s notebooks, and phone records showed he had accessed her unique voicemail number on four occasions.
Mulcaire pleaded guilty to charges related to phone hacking earlier this year in proceedings that were first reported when the trial opened in late October.
Others on the list included model Abi Titmuss and the chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association, Gordon Taylor.
The trial continues.
– Guardian service