- The aides hoped Molly Skye Brown possessed information that might prove photo of Andrew with his arm around Ms Roberts, then 17, was manipulated
- Ex-teen beauty queen Ms Brown, 42, from Florida, has subjected Ms Roberts to abuse on Twitter for months
- One of Duke’s team is alleged to have discussed with Ms Brown possibility of setting up fake Twitter account to ensnare a woman they suspected of doctoring photo
- Sarah Ferguson’s aide Antonia Marshall – having seen a tweet from Ms Brown stating photo was fake – sent her an email on Dec 14 asking for a chat and thanking her for her ‘online support’
- Mark Gallagher, Duke’s PR expert and crisis management specialist, was also drafted in to help woo Ms Brown
