By Amanda Williams Clive Goodman, the former royal editor of The News of the World leaves the Old Bailey after giving evidence Police did not publicly reveal the extent of hacking at the News of the World out of 'discretion' for victims - including members of the royal family, jurors heard today. Former royal editor for the paper, Clive Goodman, insisted that he had always been 'open and honest' even when confronted with evidence yesterday that he repeatedly hacked Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince Harry. He claimed that he was simply a 'spear carrier' rather than the 'five act opera' of hacking, if compared to a colleague - who cannot be named.
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Clive Goodman was dismissed in 2007 after he pleaded guilty and was jailed for hacking royal aides with private detective Glenn Mulcaire
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But he claimed that he was simply a 'spear carrier' rather the 'five act opera' of hacking, if compared to a colleague - who cannot be named
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He claimed that police decided in 2006/07 not to publicise the cases for reasons of their own - 'to protect the discretion of the victims'
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