It has been half a century since one of the most extraordinary royal moments of the modern era - a terrifying episode in which a demented gunman tried to kidnap . Twenty three-year-old Anne and her new husband Captain Mark Phillips were being driven down The Mall to when, on the evening of 20 March 1974, would-be kidnapper Ian Ball used his Ford Escort car to force the limousine to stop.Using a pistol, he fire volleys of shots through the Austin limo windows, prompting Captain Phillips to shield his wife before attempting to bundle her out the other side of the car to safety.
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