The young Royals have been ordered to change their personal email addresses amid growing fears that they are being targeted by online hackers . Harry , Kate and William , as well as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie , have been told to make the urgent changes after security officials detected a new threat of corporate and government snooping – most probably coming from Russia – aimed at the Royals . The younger members of the Royal family are seen as particularly vulnerable because of their use of social media . And the espionage risk is being taken so seriously that Prince Harry is believed to have also been told he must close down his Facebook page . Scroll down for video . The young Royals have been ordered to change their personal email addresses and Prince Harry has been told he must close down his Facebook page , pictured with Princesses Eugenie ( left ) and Beatrice . The order came after staff at eavesdropping agency GCHQ issued warnings about 'chatter ' on the airwaves that prompted suspicion that the Royals have been targeted . I 'm told the threat has been picked up over the past five weeks and comes from hackers looking to expose state secrets and details of multi-million-pound deals , as well as Royal gossip . It is thought that snoops are offering huge rewards to anyone who can manage to hack into the Royal accounts . The young Royals have all been warned that just one careless or unguarded remark could be enough to jeopardise lucrative contracts . A source told me : 'Younger members of the Royals , Harry , Kate and William , even Beatrice and Eugenie , have been warned they are targets of electronic hackers attempting to intercept their emails . 'They are after any useful information about high-level Government plans that could affect major companies or industries . In the financial world , advance knowledge is worth millions . One slip could cost millions in business . Harry , Kate and William have been told to make the urgent changes after security officials detected a new threat of corporate and government snooping . 'And they have been warned to be on guard . They have to report anything strange that pops up immediately . ' The warning has apparently come as quite the shock to the young Royals , who – perhaps naively – had 'no idea ' they could be a target . A threat from closer to home was exposed last year , when Clive Goodman , former Royal Editor at the now defunct News Of The World admitted in court to hacking the phones of William , Kate and Harry almost 200 times . And when Harry was in Afghanistan , elaborate security precautions had to be put in place so he could communicate with his then girlfriend Cressida Bonas while he was away . Harry , known as Captain Wales at work , had a specially encrypted 'Batphone ' so he could call her without being overheard during his second , 20-week tour that ended in January 2013 . Security issues aside , some of Harry 's close friends will be joking that there 's another reason behind the change in address . In typical laddish style , his previous account included the figures '69 ' – a suggestive allusion to a sexual position and a sure-fire way to raise a few eyebrows . When Harry was in Afghanistan , elaborate security precautions had to be put in place so he could communicate with his then girlfriend Cressida Bonas while he was away . The NHS could see an unexpected Royal arrival as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare for the birth of their second baby . With Kate living at the couple ’ s Norfolk estate , Anmer Hall , aides have been sent to check out local hospitals ‘ just in case ’ she can ’ t make it to the Lindo Wing at St Mary ’ s in London in time for the birth next month . Among those closest to Anmer Hall is the world-renowned Addenbrooke ’ s in Cambridge . ‘ If there is a sudden emergency in Norfolk and there is no time to get Kate to London , she will go to the nearest hospital , ’ reveals an insider . ‘ If the nearest one is an NHS hospital , then that ’ s where the fourth in line to the throne will be born . ’
Young Royals have been ordered to change personal email addresses . Security officials detected reports of corporate and government snooping . # ##bard has also been told he would shut down his email account .