The Duchess of Cambridge has been named as one of the celebrities who have had their bank account and phone hacked by a tabloid.

Kate Middleton’s phone and bank account was hacked in 2005 by a private detective, Jonathan Rees. Rees was hired by the Mirror Group and the New of the World.

According to the Telegraph, the Duchess of Cambridge’s phone was tapped between 2005 and 2006 when she was Prince William’s girlfriend. Police sources told the Daily Mail “Kate Middleton appears to have been in a league of her own in terms of the amount of hacking attempts made on her mobile phone. She was routinely targeted dozens of times a day and on some occasions this figure would reach three figures.”

Tom Watson MP named Mr Rees’ yesterday in the House Of Commons and called for the Metropolitan police to delve deeper with their investigation into Mr Rees’ work as a private investigator.