Man who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne in 1974 claims innocence

<p>Ian Ball now says kidnap was always supposed to have failed and was plot to garner publicity to sell autobiography</p><p>The gunman who shot police officers during a botched attempt to kidnap Princess Anne has claimed he is innocent, six years after being released from a psychiatric hospital.</p><p>Ian Ball, who uses the pseudonym Anthony Stewart, claimed he expected Queen Elizabeth II’s daughter to have been swapped for a double and the gunpowder removed from his bullets ahead of the attempt in March 1974.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/02/man-who-attempted-to-kidnap-princess-anne-in-1974-claims-innocence">Continue reading...</a>