The man accused of attempting to kidnap Princess Anne is free—and working to clear his name. Ian Ball was just 26 when he ...

Ian Ball, who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne for ransom in 1974, maintains his innocence in a new interview published in ...

The man who helped stop the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne has expressed his fury after learning that the attacker has ...

Ian Ball, after 51 years of being referred to as the man who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne, is trying to change the ...

Princess Anne is widely known as the hardest-working royal, but she also proved she has nerves of steel during a 1974 kidnapping attempt. “I kept saying I didn’t want to get out of the car, and I was ...

The suspect, Ian Ball, was arrested following the incident. He pleaded guilty to attempted murder and kidnapping charges and was sentenced to life in a mental health facility.

Ian Ball was arrested and pleaded guilty to attempted murder and kidnapping, and was sent to Broadmoor Hospital due to his schizophrenia diagnosis, where he remains to this day.

Princess Anne had a stern three words for Ian Bell during his attempt to kidnap the royal. The-then-23 year-old had a narrow escape after her car was held at gunpoint down The Mall in 1974.