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| Hacking trial: Brooks 'agreed payment for William bikini snap' | Hacking trial: Brooks 'agreed payment for William bikini snap' |
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| Former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks agreed a £4,000 payment to a member of the armed forces for a photo of Prince William in a bikini, a court has heard. | Former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks agreed a £4,000 payment to a member of the armed forces for a photo of Prince William in a bikini, a court has heard. |
| The soldier wanted the money in cash because a colleague who had the picture was "very concerned about the snap ending up in the Sun", the jury heard. | |
| Mrs Brooks, who was Sun editor at the time, denies conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office by paying public officials for information. | Mrs Brooks, who was Sun editor at the time, denies conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office by paying public officials for information. |
| She is on trial at the Old Bailey. | She is on trial at the Old Bailey. |
| Mrs Brooks, former News International chief executive, also denies conspiracy to phone hack and perverting the course of justice. | Mrs Brooks, former News International chief executive, also denies conspiracy to phone hack and perverting the course of justice. |
| 'Bond girl' | 'Bond girl' |
| Prince William had been at a James Bond party at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, Berkshire, and was wearing a bikini and an open Hawaiian shirt when the photograph was taken. | |
| The court was shown a series of emails from 2006 in which a Sun reporter asked Mrs Brooks to agree to the payment because it would "open the door to future exclusives". | The court was shown a series of emails from 2006 in which a Sun reporter asked Mrs Brooks to agree to the payment because it would "open the door to future exclusives". |
| She sent a one-word response: "OK". | She sent a one-word response: "OK". |
| To avoid detection, the money was allegedly paid to a branch of Thomas Cook in Slough, Berkshire, in June 2006, where the prosecution claims it was collected by the wife of the soldier, who was based at Sandhurst. | |
| The paper printed the story in September of that year with a "mock-up" picture of Prince William's head on a picture of a man wearing a bikini. | The paper printed the story in September of that year with a "mock-up" picture of Prince William's head on a picture of a man wearing a bikini. |
| The Sun journalist and soldier cannot be named for legal reasons. | The Sun journalist and soldier cannot be named for legal reasons. |