I'm thrilled to be hosting a listener penned episode from friend of the show Julia Crane this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, a look into a remarkable tale from the mid 1970's that involved a plan that rapidly went awry, a boxer named Ronnie, and none other than HRH The Princess Royal, Anne.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks: 

• Faithless - Evergreeen
• The Hundred In The Hands - Young Aren't Young

References:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1500-OvQUoA
•  http://www.vconline.org.uk/james-w-beaton-gc/4589011903
•  https://www.fixatedthreat.com/perch/resources/attacks-on-the-british-royal-family.pdf
•  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8192997/Royal-car-attack-the-latest-attempt-to-harm-the-Royal-family.html
•  https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/times-people-tried-to-kill-the-british-royal-family.html/
•  https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/21/archives/princess-anne-and-her-husband-escape-kidnapping-attempt-as-car-is.html
•  https://www.roughdiplomacy.com/the-abduction-of-princess-anne/
•  https://www.intelligent-protection.co.uk/princess-anne-kidnap-attempt-1974.html
•  https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4575585291
•  https://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/the-mall/
•  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/23/princess-anne-kidnap-attempt-archive-1974
•  https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/reports/princess-anne-escaped-kidnapping-676412
•  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/bloody-attempt-kidnap-british-princess-180950202/
•  https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a30794173/princess-anne-kidnapping-medal-to-be-auctioned/
•  https://www.tatler.com/article/princess-anne-kidnap-medal
•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXoyjpeEH_o
•  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-51383434
•  https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/06/queen-paid-mortgage-off-man-saved-princess-anne-abduction-12190838/
•  http://home.bt.com/news/world-news/march-20-1974-shots-fired-on-the-mall-as-gunman-attempts-to-kidnap-princess-anne-11363969509985
•  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7990775/Princess-Annes-bodyguard-reveals-new-details-kidnap-attempt.html
•  https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/the-kidnap-scandal-that-rocked-the-royal-family/news-story/002d60ce71c2a12db5ad5e7177c8634c
•  https://www.itv.com/news/2020-02-05/princess-anne-kidnap-medal-to-be-sold-at-auction/
•  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hero-who-saved-princess-anne-21439868
•  https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/anne/not-bloody-likely-the-attempted-kidnapping-of-princess-anne-2-137161/
•  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/04/princess-anne-kidnap-medal-fetches-50000-at-auction
•  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal#Kidnapping_attempt
•  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12926253
•  https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/justice-not-vengeance-for-ian-ball
•  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/06/19/stalkers-threat-stab-princess-royal-home/
•  https://englishheretic.blogspot.com/2011/04/plan-for-kidnap-of-princess-anne-lp.html
•  https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/23/archives/background-of-suspect-is-emerging-in-britain.html
•  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/princess-annes-kidnapping-ordeal/

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