Court of Appeal at Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand at the top of Fleet Street. Image: LondonMMNews.

A former News of the World royal reporter who was found guilty of getting scoops from one of Prince Harry’s comrades has had his conviction quashed.

While working at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid, 35 year old Ryan Sabey was accused of cultivating his contact Paul Brunt who was in the same regiment as the young royal.

Mr Sabey was found guilty of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office following an Old Bailey trial.

At the Court of Appeal, the Lord Chief Justice quashed the conviction on the grounds that the jury was misdirected by the trial judge.

Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders has already announced she would not pursue his case.

Lord Thomas confirmed there would be no retrial.

Former News of the Word reporter has his conviction quashed: yhoo.it/1J3IVbV by @EmilyPennink http://t.co/zhA5W9VCnN

—
Press Association (@PA) July 08, 2015

#Breaking Former News of the World reporter Ryan Sabey's conviction for aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office has been quashed

—
Press Association (@PA) July 08, 2015

Conviction of former NoTW reporter Ryan Sabey for paying a soldier for stories quashed on appeal

—
  (@CourtNewsUK) July 08, 2015

NoTW source, soldier Paul Brunt, also cleared on appeal but will face retrial for selling stories to the press

—
  (@CourtNewsUK) July 08, 2015

Ex News of the World reporter's conviction for paying soldier for stories about Prince Harry quashed at High Court courtnewsuk.co.uk/newsgallery/?p…

—
  (@CourtNewsUK) July 08, 2015