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Ian Strachan and Sean McGuigan allegedly demanded Ј50,000 for the tapes of remarks by a royal employee.
The claims included that the royal, witness A, performed a sex act on the employee, witness D, at a party.
Mr Strachan, 31, of Fulham, and Mr McGuigan, 41, of Battersea, both London, deny blackmail.
Sting operation
Jurors have heard that the two men failed in an attempt to sell the recordings to newspapers, then approached witness A.
Mr Strachan and Mr McGuigan were arrested after meeting an undercover police officer posing as a royal aide at a London hotel last September.
Mark Ellison QC, prosecuting, said the case was a "classic example of blackmail".
Ronald Thwaites QC, representing Mr McGuigan, said the evidence against the men was "insubstantial, insignificant, and incomplete".
(BBC)
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