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Prince Charles' former official harpist has been given a community order and sent for drug rehab for handling stolen goods and attempted fraud. The Prince of Wales' former harpist has been given a community order and sent for drug rehabilitation for handling stolen goods and attempted fraud.
Jemima Phillips, 28, previously of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, but now of St Briavels, Gloucestershire, was hooked on heroin at the time of the offences.Jemima Phillips, 28, previously of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, but now of St Briavels, Gloucestershire, was hooked on heroin at the time of the offences.
She had been cleared of burgling three homes in May but was convicted of handling stolen items. The Royal College of Music graduate was cleared of burglary.
Phillips was given a 12-month community order and a drug rehabilitation order. She was given a 12-month community order to include drug rehabilitation at Gloucester Crown Court.
Her ex-boyfriend William Davies, 41, of Cheltenham, who had been found guilty of four burglaries, was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Gloucester Crown Court. Judge Michael Harington heard that Phillips had made a "complete transformation" after staying clean from drugs for four months.
She was told the community order would also feature a supervision element and a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement.
Her ex-boyfriend William Davies, 41, of Cheltenham, who had been found guilty of four burglaries, was jailed for four-and-a-half years.
He carried out the break-ins in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and some of the proceeds were found stored in Phillips' possession.He carried out the break-ins in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and some of the proceeds were found stored in Phillips' possession.
She was convicted of handling stolen items taken by Davies.She was convicted of handling stolen items taken by Davies.
Phillips, a former semi-finalist in the BBC's Young Musician of the Year, also pleaded guilty to using a stolen building society book to try to withdraw £500 from a branch of Nationwide in Monmouth. Phillips, a former semi-finalist in the BBC's Young Musician of the Year, had also pleaded guilty to using a stolen building society book to try to withdraw £500 from a branch of Nationwide in Monmouth.
She said she had agreed to the deception because Davies' friends threatened to expose her drug addiction in the media.She said she had agreed to the deception because Davies' friends threatened to expose her drug addiction in the media.
During the trial at Gloucester Crown Court, the jury heard Phillips was struggling with drug dependence when the prince appointed her as his harpist in 2004. Crack cocaine
During the trial, the jury heard Phillips was struggling with drug dependence when the prince appointed her as his harpist in 2004.
She later played at his wedding to the Duchess of Cornwall.She later played at his wedding to the Duchess of Cornwall.
Phillips said during the trial that her life had been blighted by "disastrous" relationships, her last being with co-defendant Davies.
She told the jury she had two abortions, and started using crack cocaine shortly after the second termination, when she was 23 and living in London.
She met Davies in January this year on a street corner in Gloucester, when he gave her a bag of heroin.