Man who attempted to kidnap Princess Anne in 1974 claims innocence
by Harry Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z2B2)
Ian Ball now says kidnap was always supposed to have failed and was plot to garner publicity to sell autobiography
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.
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.
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