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 ...

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 ...

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

News Corp Columnist Angela Mollard discusses the man who attempted to abduct Princess Anne more than 50 years ago. Ian Ball ...

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.

This chap, Ian Ball, the driver of the white car, came back towards the royal car," he recalled. "I got out of my seat, came up out behind the car. And he went bang bang, and he shot me in the chest.

Gomez’s Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their band’s sophomore album, Liquid Skin, on a North American tour in October. Dates include NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge on ...