Buckingham Palace ‘gobsmacked’ by Andy Coulson’s appointment as David Cameron’s aide
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18 de abril de 2024The Labour MP Chris Bryant claimed “senior members of the Royal family” were
“very troubled” by Mr Cameron’s decision to hire a man who resigned after
his newspaper hacked the phones of aides to Prince William and Prince Harry.
Mr Bryant even suggested that palace staff tried to raise their concerns with
Mr Cameron.
Buckingham Palace strongly denied that any member of the Royal household or of
the Royal family had tried to warn Mr Cameron against hiring Mr Coulson, and
Downing Street said any such claim was “complete rubbish”.
But the fact that members of the Royal household privately held strong
opinions about Mr Coulson’s appointment will inevitably ratchet up the
pressure on the Prime Minister as he prepares to address Parliament on the
hacking scandal.
One source said staff within the royal palaces were “surprised” when Mr
Coulson was hired as media strategist to the then leader of the Opposition,
and eyebrows were raised further when he was taken into Downing Street
following the Tories’ election victory.
Mr Bryant said: “The Queen’s grandchildren had their phones hacked. And quite
probably other members of the Royal household…I think it would be perfectly
natural for very senior members of the Royal family to be very troubled
about the appointment.
“After all, Andy Coulson was the editor of the News of the World when the
royal princes’ phones were hacked. That is not in dispute.
“My understanding is that members of the Royal family were very troubled about
it and that there were certainly attempts to make sure that the Prime
Minister understood that.”
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: “On no occasion did any official from
Buckingham Palace raise concerns with Downing Street and indeed it is
outrageous to suggest this.”
Sources said it was “extremely unlikely” that the Queen would ever have
discussed Mr Coulson’s appointment with Mr Cameron during her weekly
meetings with the Prime Minister.
