On 20 March 1974, Princess Anne, Princess Royal and her husband, Captain Mark Phillips, survived a violent kidnapping attempt while travelling down the Mall. The royal couple were returning to Buckingham Palace after a charity event when Ian Ball pulled his Ford Escort out in front of the Princess IV car and began shooting at the royal motorcade. After wounding Anne's personal police officer, Inspector James Beaton, and her chauffeur, Alex Callender, Ian Ball approached the car and shouted at the Princess Royal to get out of the car. The Princess' response: "Not bloody likely!" In total, four people were shot before Ball was finally disarmed.
This video is an excerpt of the News at Ten bulletin broadcast the night of the attack. At the time it was thought to have been an attempted assassination rather than a kidnapping. ITN's veteran reporter and presenter Reginald Bosanquet led the programme, while Norman Rees interviewed eyewitness Miss Sammy Scott.
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