How Princess Anne and a London boxer foiled a 1974 kidnap plot
Source: ABC News
At the age of 24, a brash and fiery Princess Anne was called "her royal rudeness" by the British tabloids. But when a man brandishing two guns tried to kidnap her outside Buckingham Palace, Anne's sharp tongue helped save her life.
On a spring evening in 1974, Princess Anne was sitting in the back of a Rolls Royce with her new husband, Captain Mark Phillips, as they sped down The Mall towards Buckingham Palace.
But just metres from home, a man swerved his car to block their pat… [8786 chars]