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Kidnapping attempt. On 20 March 1974, Princess Anne and Mark Phillips were returning to Buckingham Palace from a charity event when a Ford Escort forced their Princess IV car to stop on The Mall. The driver of the Escort, Ian Ball, jumped out and began firing a pistol.
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Jun 26, 2023 · Ian Ball, a 26-year-old unemployed laborer, tried to kidnap Princess Anne on March 20, 1974. At just 23 years old, Princess Anne was remarkably courageous throughout the incident and gave the masked kidnapper a brave response. After shooting her security officer, chauffeur, and a nearby journalist who tried to help, Ian got into Princess Anne's ...
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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...
Mar 20, 2014 · Ian Ball, a mentally ill laborer, tried to kidnap Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth's daughter, on her way to Buckingham Palace. He shot and wounded several people, but Anne refused to get out of the car and the police arrested him.
Jul 30, 2020 · Princess Anne survived an armed kidnapping attempt by Ian Ball, who shot her chauffeur and security officer. She refused to leave the car and told the gunman "not bloody likely".
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Mar 20, 2024 · Lifestyle. On this day 50 years ago, 23-year-old Princess Anne found herself fighting off a gunman as her bodyguard and driver lay wounded beside her. Emma Loffhagen takes a deep dive into the ...
Princess Anne and her husband were shot at by a man who blocked their Rolls-Royce and demanded Ł3m for her release in a letter. The man was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted murder of the royal couple's detective and other offences.