The duke was part of a group of household names, also including Sir Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, who alleged acts including voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception – known as “blagging” – were carried out by private investigators, freelance journalists and staff at Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
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