LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Royal security alert as Duke’s mobile phone tapped

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

30 Jan 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:00:34

Description

Royal security is back in the limelight, after a radio ham tapped Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh speaking to a mystery woman on his mobile phone. This is the fourth time a member of his family has been targeted. Jason Kaye reports. Contributions from surveillance expert Jeremy Marks, and Conservative MP and spy writer Rupert Allason (aka Nigel West).

Contributors

Jason Kaye; Jeremy Marks; Rupert Allason

Keywords

Data protection; Prince Philip; Royal family; Interception of communication; Mobile phones; Surveillance

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