The claims were read out from emails written by the now defunct paper’s former royal editor, Clive Goodman, telling his editor of concerns he believed were held by the royal family that Chelsy was distracting him from his studies.
In an email titled “Harry and Chelsy” story, Goodman reported his “progress so far” after having an “independent look” at Davy’s phone activity.
“Good off-the-record chat with [redacted] last night. Chelsy is driving Harry nuts, won’t leave Harry alone. He’s not allowed to use his mobile at Sandhurst until he’s off duty but she’s blitzing him with dozens of calls and texts when he should be concentrating on his training.
“Family likes her well enough but they’re worried that she’s incredibly needy just at the time when Harry needs to be concentrating on himself.
“We’ve been having a very quiet look at this independently and it works in just over one month she’s put in nearly 60 calls to his mobile. That’s on top of texts, Harry can only field these after he’s finished his training duties sometimes after 10pm.”
The email was written in 2005 while Harry and Chelsy were dating. The couple were together on and off for six years since 2004.
The court has heard claims that the tabloid used phone hacking to get stories on the royals. The trial continues.
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