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  1. May 23, 2019 · From the archive: Princess Anne kidnap attempt, 1974. The first man ever to attempt to kidnap a member of the Royal Family, Ian Ball, was yesterday in the Hampton special hospital after the...

  2. Mar 20, 2024 · Harry Dempster/Daily Express/Getty Images. After becoming fixated with the 23-year-old princess, he spent two years hatching an elaborate plan to kidnap her. Today (March 20) marks the 50th...

  3. Jul 30, 2020 · During the incident, Princess Anne tried to talk Ball down, telling him she would not leave the car when passer-by Ronnie Russell punched the gunman in the head twice, finally bringing the...

  4. Mar 20, 2024 · The attempt took place when the then 23-year-old Princess Anne was travelling back to Buckingham Palace after attending a charity event with her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. A car blocked their way, and suddenly its driver, Ian Ball, pulled out a handgun.

  5. Mar 19, 2024 · On 20 March 1974, Princess Anne was ambushed by an armed kidnapper as she travelled by car to Buckingham Palace. The attack was thwarted by the bravery of a number of people, including her...

  6. Princess Anne and her husband Captain Mark Phillips have escaped an apparent kidnap attempt in which four people were wounded. The royal couple were returning to Buckingham Palace along...

  7. Friday June 23 2023, 5.50pm, The Times. I t was probably the most personal investiture in Queen Elizabeth II’s reign: on November 26, 1974, eight months after they foiled an attempt to kidnap...

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