Story about Prince William and Prince Harry was leaked to press, court told

A stream of “gossip and tittle-tattle” about Prince William and Harry’s time at Sandhurst was leaked to The Sun by greedy public officials, a court heard.

Chief reporter John Kay received tips from a Ministry of Defence official while royal editor Duncan Larcombe was fed stories by one of the royal military academy’s instructors, jurors were told.

The journalists are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of agreeing for the tabloid to pay them thousands of pounds in exchange for scoops and exclusives.