News of the World royal phone hacking scandal announced that Andy Coulson had resigned as editor of the "News of the World". On 13 November 2005, an article appeared in the "News of the World" written by royal editor Clive Goodman, that claimed that Prince William was in the process of borrowing a portable editing suite from ITV royal correspondent Tom Bradby. Following the publication, the Prince and Bradby met to try to figure out how the details of their arrangement had been leaked, as only two other people were aware of it. Prince William noted that another equally improbable leak had recently taken place regarding an appointment
2009–2011 News of the World phone hacking scandal investigations transcripts of the messages. With the eventual settlement, however, the information was not made public. A report aired on Channel 4's "Dispatches" in October included remarks made by an unnamed source said to have been a former senior journalist at the "News of the World" who had worked alongside Coulson. The source alleged that Coulson had personally listened to messages obtained through phone hacking. In December 2010, Coulson – while under oath as a witness in "HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan" – denied any knowledge of phone hacking at the "News of the World" or that he knew the