Coleen Rooney wins Wagatha Christie battle following three-year libel trial with Rebekah Vardy

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Rebekah Vardy has lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney.MORE: Why Rebekah and Jamie Vardy's parents avoided star-studded weddingColeen, Wayne Rooney's wife, accused Rebekah - who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy - of leaking stories from her private Instagram account to journalists at the Sun.WATCH: Rebekah Vardy cries in witness box during Wagatha Christie trialThe sensational libel trial between Coleen, 36, and Rebekah, 40, gripped the nation when it took place in May.

Mrs Justice Steyn was the judge in the three-year-long libel case, and has finally handed down her verdict in a remote hearing.MORE: Coleen Rooney reveals secret split from husband Wayne during Wagatha Christie trialREAD: Coleen Rooney is making a Wagatha Christie documentary to tell her side of the storyIn her ruling, Mrs Justice Steyn said it was "likely" Rebekah's agent at the time, Caroline Watt, may have played a part in passing the information to The Sun.She said: "Nonetheless, the evidence… clearly shows, in my view, that Mrs Vardy knew of and condoned this behaviour, actively engaging in it by directing Ms Watt to the private Instagram account, sending her screenshots of Mrs Rooney’s posts, drawing attention to items of potential interest to the press, and answering additional queries raised by the press via Ms Watt.