` The allegations relate to the request and authorization of payments to public officials in exchange for information , including a palace phone directory known as the `` Green Book '' containing contact details for the royal family and members of the household , '' Levitt said . NEW : Rebekah Brooks will appear in court next week , charged over alleged illegal payments . Andy Coulson faces charges over alleged payments to officials in a separate case . Brooks and others edited a newspaper that was part of the News International empire . Coulson was director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron .
NEW : Rebekah Brooks will appear in court next week , charged over alleged illegal payments . Andy Coulson faces charges over alleged payments to officials in a separate case . Brooks and others edited a newspaper that was part of the News International empire . Coulson was director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron .