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The Duchess of Cambridge’s sister has “good reason” to fear that all information held in her iCloud account has been hacked, aHigh Court judge has said.

Mrs Justice Whipple has heard that photos from Pippa Middleton’s iCloud account have been offered for sale to national newspapers.

She saidMissMiddleton had told the account contained “other private information” and feared that “material” had also been accessed.

The judge indicated that she thought Miss Middleton’s fears were justified.

Miss Middleton – and her fiance, Ja m e s Matthews– have taken civil court action against a “person or persons unknown” as a result of pictures allegedly being taken from the account.

The judge has made orders barring publication of photos and other material held on the account after hearing lawyers representingMissMiddleton outline evidence at a hearing at the High Court in London.

Police are investigating and Miss Middleton had told the judge that a 35year-old man had been arrested in Northamptonshire on suspicion of accessing her iCloud account. Mrs Justice Whipple said the man had been named as Nathan Wyatt.

“However, it is as yet not clear who was responsible for accessing the ( Miss Middleton’s) account,” said the judge.

Mr Wolanski said there were limitations to the effect her order would have on anyone outside England and Wales.