Under wraps

How marvellous it is that the alleged victim of the royal blackmail plot will not have to appear in court, as the Telegraph reports.

The defence team believes the CPS has scored an own goal by refusing to allow him to give evidence. One source said: "It is almost unheard of for the victim of the alleged blackmail not to be in court."

Or is that just spin?

Meanwhile, people in Britain will not know which royal is alleged to have taken cocaine and "engaging in a homosexual sex act", unless they read this.