Benedict Grant Noakes
Benedict Grant Noakes was born in 1965. He is the son of the artist and portrait painter Michael Noakes, and the writer Vivien Noakes.[1] After Eton College, he worked for several years as an independent television producer, during which time he produced and directed a large number of films for the BBC and Granada Television. He is now Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute (UK) and a writer.[2]
A friend of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills,[3] his phone was allegedly hacked on numerous occasions by Glenn Mulcaire at the time of the McCartneys' divorce in 2006. He is one of 46 claimants who brought a claim for compensation against Mulcaire and News International in April 2012.[4]
References
- ^ Lewsen, Charles (4 March 2011). "Vivien Noakes obituary". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Gabriels Law by Grant Noakes". Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ SANDERSON, ELIZABETH. "Heather, an Early Morning Phone Call.And the Other Man in Her Life; as Paul McCartney's 64th Birthday Today Is Overshadowed by His Bitter Marriage Split, We Reveal One Intriguing Friendship His Wife Has Maintained through It All". HighBeam Business. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rooney To Sue Over Alleged Phone Hacking". sky.com. BSkyB. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.