Blackmail member of royal family

The defendant with a ‘Walter Mitty’ character as an accomplice attempted to blackmail a prominent member of the Royal Family armed with covertly recorded video tapes of a royal aide during drug and drink fuelled parties claiming amongst other things to have had oral sex with the royal concerned. This case involved very complex issues of privacy and protection for the victim. It led to unique orders being made for parts of the trial to be heard in camera with the public and press galleries closed save for a small number of vetted members of the media.