The jury in the ongoing phone hacking trial has heard voicemails sent between Prince William and his then-girlfriend Kate Middleton.
Seven people are currently being tried at the Old Bailey following the scandal, with the charges faced including phone hacking, illegal payments to public officials and attempts to hide potential evidence.
The court today (December 19) heard messages from Prince William left in 2006, which were deemed admissible and relevant to the trial because words in the voicemails were directly reported by the News of the World.
This is the first time that it was publicly acknowledged that the now-Duchess of Cambridge's phone had been hacked by the News of the World.
In one such message, William told Kate that he had nearly been shot during a training exercise when at Sandhurst.
"I've been running around the woods of Aldershot chasing shadows and getting terribly lost, and I walked into some other regiment's ambush, which was slightly embarrassing because I nearly got shot," William said in one message.
"Not by live rounds but by blank rounds, which would be very embarrassing though."
In other messages, William calls Kate the nickname "Babykins", and asked her about going beagling.
The jury was then shown an article by Clive Goodman in the News of the World where the nickname was revealed, while also stating that William had been beagling.
The court also heard that Prince Harry's voicemail was hacked, with an unknown man pretending to be his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy calling Harry "Ginger" and telling him how much she missed hm.
A story published in the News of the World later claimed that William had prank called his brother and called him "Ginger".
Also today, the court heard that Rebekah Brooks - one of the seven charged - had denied knowing that schoolgirl Milly Dowler had been hacked.
Speaking to the police two after her resignation from News of the World publisher News International, Brooks said: "I have no knowledge of this interception that took place.
"I have never met or spoken to [Glenn] Mulcaire. I have no knowledge of Mulcaire or his activities."
She added: "Earlier today I was asked about phone hacking. As I've said before I was appalled by the allegation that someone on behalf of the News of the World or a professional journalist would attempt to access the voicemail of Milly Dowler."
The trial continues, with proceedings now adjourned until the New Year.