Editors square up over Harry drugs story

The war of words between News of the World editor Rebekah Wade and Charles Moore, her counterpart at the Daily Telegraph, continued today after she labelled him "the hypocrite of Fleet Street".

The Telegraph had accused St James's Palace courtiers and the Press Complaints Commission of colluding with the News of the World to limit the damage from its investigation into Prince Harry's cannabis smoking and drinking.

The News of the World denied the accusation and yesterday rounded on Charles Moore with "10 Things You Never Knew About Moore", including his supposed unease at Muslim neighbours.

On Radio 4's Today programme this morning Mr Moore repeated his accusation that relations between Miss Wade and Guy Black, the director of the PCC, and his friend Mark Bolland, the Prince of Wales's deputy private secretary, were too close.

News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner said: "There was a touch of schizophrenia about the Telegraph", pointing out that it had devoted four pages to the Harry story. He said: "I wonder whether Charles Moore is in fact a closet tabloid editor? The Telegraph started a personal punch-up with the News of the World. Frankly it's time to set the record straight."

Mr Moore said: "Naturally we report a story in which St James's Palace speaks, everybody speaks. My concern is the lack of fairness in the relations between the PCC and newspapers."