▁and ▁Mul ca ire ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁the ▁charges ▁and ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁four ▁and ▁six ▁months ▁imprison ment ▁respectively . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Andy ▁C oul son ▁had ▁res igned ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁an ▁article ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁written ▁by ▁royal ▁editor ▁C live ▁Good man , ▁that ▁claimed ▁that ▁Prince ▁William ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁borrow ing ▁a ▁port able ▁editing ▁suite ▁from ▁I TV ▁royal ▁correspond ent ▁Tom ▁Brad by . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁publication , ▁the ▁Prince ▁and ▁Brad by ▁met ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁how ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁their ▁arrangement ▁had ▁been ▁le aked , ▁as ▁only ▁two ▁other ▁people ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁it . ▁Prince ▁William ▁noted ▁that ▁another ▁equally ▁impro b able ▁leak ▁had ▁recently ▁taken ▁place ▁regarding ▁an ▁appointment ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁with ▁a ▁kne e ▁sur geon . ▁After ▁some ▁discussion , ▁the ▁Prince ▁and ▁Brad by ▁concluded ▁it ▁was ▁likely ▁that ▁their ▁vo ic em ails ▁were ▁being ▁accessed . ▁ ▁Their ▁concerns ▁were ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Police , ▁who ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁investigation ▁under ▁Deput y ▁Ass istant ▁Commission er ▁Peter ▁Clar ke , ▁who ▁managed ▁the ▁C ounter ▁T error ism ▁Command . ▁Clar ke ▁reported ▁to ▁Ass istant ▁Commission er ▁Andy ▁Hay man , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Special ist ▁Oper ations ▁director ate