Prince William called Duchess of Cambridge 'babykins' while they were dating and was nearly shot during training exercise, hacking trial hears Duke called Kate Middleton 'babykins' while they were dating back in 2006 It was one of three voicemails read out in court today at the Old Bailey Hacking trial also hears William left joke voicemail on Harry's phone Prince William tried to pretend to be Harry's then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy He put on a squeaky voice and called his brother 'the best-looking ginger' It is alleged Duchess and Harry had voicemails hacked by NoTW journalist It is the first time the defunct paper has been accused of hacking royals Ex-editor Rebekah Brooks 'categorically' denies making corrupt payment Today, jurors heard evidence against paper's former royal correspondent By Amy Willis and Leon Watson Intimate messages left by Prince William for Kate Middleton when they were dating have been revealed for the first time in court today. Jurors in the News of the World Hacking trial heard that William's pet nickname for his future wife was 'Babykins' and that he told her he was nearly shot on an army training exercise. Transcripts of the private voicemail messages left on the now Duchess of Cambridge's phone were found by detectives investigating hacking allegations. William, who left the messages while he was training at Sandhurst military academy, calls his future wife 'Babykins' and 'Baby', tries to arrange to meet up, and also tells her that he would love to see her if it is not too late or she is busy at the gym. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pictured today visiting Only Connect, a charity supporting ex-offenders and young people at risk of offending, in King's Cross, London. The Old Bailey heard intimate messages from William to Kate were intercepted in 2006 The Duchess and Prince William together on the day of their graduation ceremony at St Andrew's University while they were dating In one message, sent after he has finished training, William tells her he nearly got shot in an ambush on an exercise. The story appeared in the News of the World - 'William shot in ambush' - in January 2006. It is the first time the now-defunct tabloid, owned by Rupert Murdoch, has been accused of illegally intercepting the voicemails of anyone directly related to one of the royals. Up to now it has only been known that royal household staff were hacked by the paper. In a voicemail read out by prosecutor Andrew Edis QC, William starts by saying 'Hi baby' adding: 'I had a busy day today again. 'I've been running around the woods of Aldershot chasing shadows and getting terribly lost, and I walked into some other regiment's ambush, which was slightly embarrassing because I nearly got shot. Not by live rounds but by blank rounds, which would be very embarrassing though. 'Um, er, yeah, I'm off on exercise tomorrow morning, just for the day, and then I'm back on Saturday first thing, erm, so I probably won't be able to speak to you tomorrow night.' The Duchess as she left Younger Hall after her graduation ceremony in June, 2005 He then told her he might send her 'a cheeky text message' because he might have his phone with him before signing off: 'All right, baby, lots of love, um, speak to you soon. Bye bye. Among the details of the voicemails discovered by detectives at the home of private investigator Glenn Mulcaire was a call from William in which he said: 'My head's all right. I've just picked up your message. Oh, my little babykins! I hope you are all right. I just tried ringing you but I do not thing you would pick it up because it is 5.35am in the morning so it is probably not a very good time to ring you. In another message William says: 'Hello baby, it's me. Sorry I did not ring you earlier and tell you what I was doing. Been a bit of a nightmare day. I think I would just about be finished in a minute. 'It has just gone six but I don't think I will be able to leave here til about seven. I have got stuff here to do, bits and pieces, but I should be able to leave at about 7 at the least. 'Crack on with what you have got to do and don't worry about me. I will give you a buzz later. I always thought you were going to the gym. Hopefully I can come and see you. I will give you an update. Planning on definitely coming out, hopefully by sevenish, so I will be with you by quarter to eight at the latest. 'Hope that's all right, baby. I can't wait to see you. Lots of love and I'll speak to you later.' In one call from William, he talks of wanting to go on a 'beagling' drag hunt. In the call, he said: 'Hi honey, it's me. I'm back in the small land of Sandhurst. A couple of pretty nasty days on exercise. Decided to just enjoy them. I am feeling a bit shitty at the moment but hope you are OK. Lovely to speak to you ... You are probably very busy working but if there is any chance you are free, maybe later this afternoon or evening, I might be able to get out. I am going to try and go out beagling again and then come to you afterwards. Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson (left) appears at the Old Bailey today for the continuing phone hacking trial with Rebekah Brooks (right) Intercepted: Prince William march in his Sovereign's parade at Sandhurst in December 2006 The Duchess in 2005 at her graduation (left) and in 2011 after she married the Duke of Cambridge (right) So if you are around at home this evening I would love to see you. Let me know. Give me a text or ring back. I am around about the rest of the day. The messages have been linked by the prosecution to emails sent at the News of the World and stories alleged to relate to these messages. Andrew Edis QC, prosecuting, told the court Goodman, 56, emailed editor Andy Coulson, 45, with a list of results from Mulcaire. One of the stories cited was 'William got shot in night exercise in Aldershot', and a story in Goodman's Blackadder column in the paper on January 29, 2006, referring to Prince William being shot in an ambush. Mr Edis said a second message left by Prince William had been redacted, and said: 'the only part of it that we draw to the jury's attention is where he referred to her by the affectionate name babykins. Clive Goodman exposed a joke by Prince William after hacking into Prince Harry's voicemail messages, the court heard. The jury were read a transcript of a tape recovered in 2006 apparently left on Prince Harry's phone pretending to be girlfriend Chelsy Davy (pictured together above). In it, he was dubbed a 'big, hairy fat ginger', and told 'you really are quite ugly for a ginger', the court heard. The jokey message, delivered in a high pitched voice with a South African accent, was attributed to Prince William in one of Goodman's stories printed on April 9,, 2006 The message said: 'Hi its Chelsy here, I just want to say I miss you so much, and I think you're the most - best looking ginger I've ever seen. 'Although you really are quite ugly for a ginger, I hope you're having a lovely time, I really miss you. 'It's lovely out here in Africa and hopefully I'll see you very soon, you big hairy fat ginger, anyway, speak to you later.' The court heard this message was recovered from Mulcaire' home in August 2006 when he was arrested for phone hacking. Mr Edis said Goodman emailed Coulson on January 28, 2006 claiming to know Prince William's plans for a night away from Sandhurst after going beagling. He tells the editor 'it's going to be very tricky to stand up though' after suggesting a story about Prince William sneaking out of Sandhurst. Goodman adds: 'Want me to put it to Paddy as a plain fact eyewitness account', and Coulson replies: 'Yes'. Police also discovered a message left for Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, a trusted aide to the princes, by Andrew Ritchie, William's commandant at Sandhurst. The message, found at Mulcaire's home address, said: 'Jamie, good morning, it's Andrew Ritchie. I would like to have a chat with you this morning if you could ring me back about an incident at the ball last night. I'm in the office till about 12.30pm and it would great to hear from you before then if possible.' It appears to relate to a story which later appeared in the newspaper - headlined 'So Silly Willy' - in April 2006. The story said: 'Boozy Prince William and his gang of braying pals outraged guests at Prince Harry's passing out ball with his drunken antics.' The jury saw an email from Goodman to colleagues sent on April 14 2006. It said: 'William and his group were massively drunk and upsetting other guests with their braying hooray henry antics. One of his friends was strutting around the ball pretending to be a brigadier and trying to issue orders. 'A lot of the cadets are from normal non-aristo backgrounds and found the royal party's behaviour offensive. William himself was sent upstairs to bed before the ball ended. Another was regaling guests with an anecdote about how his wallet had been stolen by a hooker the night before. William is furious the general has been talking to his private secretary. It was noted that the events did happen and William was drunk, plus he was also sent to bed early and his friend did pretend to be a brigadier, but it 'was not that bad'. In the email it is noted that WIlliam was making a strong defence regarding what happened that night. It adds: 'He is accusing people of lying to the general about him. The fact that commandant thought it important enough to call Clarence House shows how seriously he is taking it. But the chances of William facing a disciplinary are too slim. 'Ritchie's b*****ked William by proxy though the private sec and he sees that as a job done. Interestingly, Kate was not there. On the list but no show. No love lost between her and Chelsy. Former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner, 73, of Woodford Green, Essex, and the tabloid's former editor Andy Coulson are accused of conspiring to hack phones between October 3 2000 and August 9 2006 along with former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks. Former NotW and Sun editor Brooks also faces two counts of conspiring with others to commit misconduct in public office - one between January 1 2004 and January 31 2012, and the other between February 9 2006 and October 16 2008 - linked to alleged inappropriate payments to public officials. She also faces two allegations of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice - one with her former personal assistant Cheryl Carter, 49, of Chelmsford, Essex, between July 6 and 9 2011, and a second with her husband, Charles Brooks, and former News International head of security Mark Hanna and others between July 15 and July 19 2011. Coulson is also facing two allegations that he conspired with former NotW royal editor Clive Goodman, 56, from Addlestone in Surrey, and other unknown people to commit misconduct in public office - between August 31 2002 and January 31 2003, and between January 31 and June 3 2005. Jurors were told that news editor Ian Edmondson, who is charged with conspiring to hack phones between October 3 2000 and August 9 2006, is 'currently unfit' and will take no further part in the trial. In May last year Kuttner made a statement to police denying the allegations and stating he was not willing to answer any further questions. Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks faces a series of charges linked to the phone hacking of celebrities and others Rebekah Brooks 'categorically' denies making a corrupt payment to a serving member of the armed forces or the Ministry of Defence or to a serving police officer, an Old Bailey jury has heard. The former editor of the News of the World and the Sun newspapers made the flat-out denials in 2012 while being interviewed by police officers who were investigating claims that telephones had been hacked. She was responding to questions about how she ran the top-selling tabloids while she was in charge. The written statements she prepared to rebut the allegations were read out to the jury. In the statement she made on March 21 2012, Brooks told detectives: 'I categorically deny the allegation that you have put to me that I was involved in a conspiracy to make corrupt payments to the serving member of the armed forces, or the employee of the MoD.' In another denial she made during a police interview on October 4 2012, Brooks said: 'I have chosen to answer the allegations that you have put to me today by means of a statement. I have never knowingly authorised a corrupt payment to a serving police officer. I have never had a serving police officer as a paid source as editor of the Sun and the News of the World. I never sanctioned either explicitly or implicitly corrupt payments to serving police officers.