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- According to the UK's national archives, Ball was charged with the attempted kidnap of HRH Princess Anne and attempted murder of three people. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced under the Mental Health Act 1959 to 41 years in years in a high-security psychiatric hospital in England, where he still remains today.
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.
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Mar 20, 2014 · There were seven men in total who tried to stop Ian Ball, an unemployed laborer from north London, from kidnapping Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter.
Jul 30, 2020 · On 21 March 1974, just four weeks after her royal wedding, the Princess Royal was on her way home after a charity event with her new husband Captain Mark Phillips. As they drove down The Mall...
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Apr 18, 2022 · At around 8 p.m. on March 20, 1974, a man named Ian Ball attempted to kidnap Princess Anne, according to SCMP. The attempt came just four months after Queen Elizabeth II 's only daughter married Captain Mark Phillips, according to Smithsonian Magazine .
Mar 20, 2024 · 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.
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.
Mar 20, 2024 · Princess Anne's bodyguard Jim Beaton spoke for the 50th anniversary of her kidnapping attempt by Ian Ball in London about how the incident changed royal police protection forever.
