Yes, that was my first impression. The things not to do with an armed criminal were done. The touchy feely trust factor got several people shot and miraculously not killed. Unfortunately it takes events like this for the lights to come on.
@@soundmind192 But it's almost like a British tradition to have such occasional escapades . Remember the last tragedy on Westminister Bridge where a courageous fellah had to make use of a borrowed Narwhal tusk to deal with an Islamist suicide knife man and others had to use a skateboard and beer bottles on another occasion.It's Pythonesque were it not so serious and tragic that a country like Britan used to allow its citizens suitable personal armaments to deal with such ruffianly behaviour 150 years ago .
It gladdens my heart to hear of bystanders stepping in. One thing I despise these days are people more concerned with filming an incident rather than helping.
@@jasonstclair1329 Yher, this was the UK in 1974. But yes, I understand the point: and yet when the more recent terrorist attacks have happened in London (2017 for example), many ordinary people 'had a go' - one ex-convict with a Narwhal tooth, couple of guys with brushes / brooms, one guy hit the attackers with his skateboard (sadly just jump he made, but still).
Douglas Murray had a conversation with an old Israeli man who had fought in some of Israel's earlier wars (1967 and 1973) after the Oct 7 attacks to ask him about the response of today's Israelis to the current crisis. He admitted to being very pleasantly surprised by the young generation and said they had responded MAGNIFICENTLY. I suspect that very similar sentiments would be expressed by Ukrainians today. Not everything is awful these days!
@@uingaeoc3905 don't worry. My comment is already censored. However fatalism is different than psychopathy. A person who accepted death would feel fear too. Psychopaths like the Windsor family remain calm.
_"This medal is from the Queen of England. The 'thank you' is from Anne's mother."_ Oof..! That one got me. You are still loved and missed, Your Majesty.
Princess Anne has always been one tough cookie. But she honored her mother at the funeral very well. I knew something about it but not a whole lot. Thanks for the history lesson, Dr. Felton.
Prince Phil was reputed to say his daughter was the toughest of his sons. Anne taking down an armed kidnapper with a cold stare and obstinacy. Gotta respect her for that.
@@Sepultra012 avoiding being kidnapped is doing a lot, I’d like to see how you would handle such a situation. She was also a woman being confronted by an armed man, what else could she possibly have done?
He was scared being kicked and bitten, understandable, the Princess got a much more secure stable after this, security always goes both ways as we know....
I actually feel sorry for the kidnaper. He had to face that pike-nose of princess Anne, and stare into well known reptilian eyes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 😁😆
The boxer Ron Russell caused himself some trouble after this. A police officer mentioned to him that the Queen might pay off his mortgage as a reward. Russell took that as a done deal, stopped making payments, and almost lost his house. He sold his George Medal in 2020 for £50,000.
I knew of the incident but never the details, especially the number of individuals injured; that surprised me. Thanks for doing this. I love your WWII docs but things like this make a nice change.
One of the most British stories I’ve ever heard. Excellently recounted, Doctor!Thank you so much. And I think we should all raise a glass to Ronald Russell. Unarmed civilian who raced into the fray. The man changed the entire momentum of the kidnap attempt.
The fact the police are unarmed is 100% English. I am so glad we defeated the British so we have a Right to self defense in most states. And now you poor blokes can't defend yourselves from the corrupt liberal government that spends more money on unwanted "immigrants" than on their own citizens.
This channel only has good content. I’ve never watched a video on this channel that I didn’t like and learned something from it regardless of the subject matter. Big respect from across the pond Dr. Felton.
It was stupid. Her bodyguard should have drawn his weapon as he got out of the vehicle in fact they shouldn't have stopped in the first place! Safety was 1 minute away.
From Wikipedia: The attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne is the focus of the Granada Television-produced docudrama To Kidnap a Princess (2006) and inspired story lines in Tom Clancy's novel Patriot Games.
The only negative thing here is that Clancy -Being Clancy, and very American- had to insert an American in a very British situation. A bit like that film on how the Enigma was first acquired by the Royal Navy and in that film on the Battle of Britain! (I do love Clancy and his writings, though. Very, very good stories).
Tom Clancy was investigated several times bc of the things he wrote about. He got so much right that the authorities thought he had to have insiders feeding him info on both American and Soviet operations.
Sometimes tales of gallantry and heroism choke me up. This is one of those times! A thrilling adventure to be sure. Thank you for sharing with us Professor Felton. All the best!
Very interesting. Good job Dr. Felton, as always. Now please do one on the guy who broke into Buckingham Palace and managed to gain access to the Queen's bedroom.
Princess Anne was a knockout in her youth, she is still beautiful, my favorite royal, she's a serious person when you deal with her you're dealing with an adult
This is the first time I ever heard this story in detail. After Beaton's Walther PPK jammed its reputation as a service sidearm suffered, but an investigation revealed it had a faulty magazine which likely contributed to the malfunction along with Beaton's weakened grip on the pistol.
I remember one of the conclusions of the investigtion after this incident was that the chauffeur should not have stopped when Ball pulled in front of him. The car carrying Princess Anne was big and heavy enough to have battered the Ford Escort out of the way and continued its run, so avoiding the kidnap attempt altogether. I believe palace drivers were then instructed to follow this course of action if similar circumstances arose.
"Not bloody likely!" Royal sang-froid.! She's got a pair. ....And pray tell, where was the Captain throughout all of this brouhaha? Great stuff Mr. Felton!
Thank you Mark ! This video turned my day around . Princess Ann was doing charity work on the day of the attack. I knew Ann did a lot of work (more than any other Royal) even back then !
Even if a Mental Health Review Tribunal were to recommend his release, the final decision would be up to a cabinet minister: previously the Home Secretary and now the Secretary of State for Justice (AKA Lord Chancellor).
First time hearing this story, fascinating! I just listened to the BBC series "Killing Victoria," about how some 5 attempts were made on that Queens life. This story fits right into that genre, Thanks Dr Felton.
200 specialist police officers …. 100 million …… who remembers the male who made his way into queen Elizabeth’s bedroom in the middle of the night and sat on her bed whilst she was sleeping !
The late Queen did not want her London home and office turned into a fortress, her weekend home was one and loved by her. Ground and boundary patrols were increased at night after the incident.
Because as humans, emotions play a huge part in our lives. We get touched by what is said, or the way it was said. Suppress them and your body will let you know.
There is a video of the Princess Royal on telly in the 70s where she describes the incident. She said that she exited the car by going backwards over the seat and that he was actually taken down by blokes playing rugby, who saw the police chase the man. Anne's a marvellous woman ❤
I went to school with the guy who poked the broom handle through charles and camilla's car window. He's dead now. Threw himself off the multi storey car park in Stevenage town centre.
What a fantastically exciting account...! Excellence in reporting. I'm surprised a film has not been made, to my knowledge. Now there'd be a REAL action movie. Thanks... Liked Subscribed Shared.
the thing that stood out for me in this narration was the seeming lack of activity from Mark Phillips - perhaps an unfair assumption on my behalf but one would have expected a husband to be in the position the Inspector took up as a human barrier for his wife
Even with the more spacious interior shown at 5:10 or as opposed to the probably non-official recreation at 5:33, I have a hard time understanding how Beaton climbed over Phillips to put himself between Anne and Ball only to be thrown back over Phillips and out the side door by the gunshot. Then later Anne pushed past Phillips to exit the car only to push past him again when she re-entered and locked the door? His conspicuous absence from the report encourages the idea that he legged it with Lady Rowena at the start. I can imagine him telling Anne later "I thought you were right behind me."
Thinking today everyone would just pull out their phones and maybe one person would try to intervene to stop the kidnapping. Very good story and I thank you for telling it, Dr. Felton.
A traumatic experience for sure. People being shot all around you and the shooter trying to drag you out of the car. Incredibly intense, even for a royal. I would have been afraid to step outside my home after such an ordeal, much less continue on in a highly public life. That takes fortitude. May God bless Princess Anne.
>Multiple men get shot trying to stop a kidnapping >Other unarmed men attack the guy who was shooting everyone >Princess Anne makes one plucky comment >Internet Commenters: "she took down an armed kidnapper with a cold stare and obstinancy!"
Reality check: she did not comply, if she had, things would have ended differently. You cherry pick what she said and filter out what she did. She did not comply and struggled against the kidnapper, not fighting, but resisting and trying to not get pulled away! Kind of cheap of you
I'm surprised Princess Anne also didn't tell him to "Naff Off!", which I've heard stated is her favourite exoression. She is an absolute star to this day, thank goodness we still have her.
Apparently what she said to the journalists being pests when she was eventing, was actually much worse. The reporter couldn't use those words if it was to be reported!
@@lakehaweamotorsltd4144 On infrequent occasions, the make of the ammo could cause a jam, or neglect of proper maintenance. Mine once failed to eject the mag, but that was my fault. I hadn't touched it in 2 years. Never will happen again.
Im a yank, but i remember this incident from the news as a kid. I dont remember the whole gun play or how many were shot but the quote of " not bloody likely" made my mother spit out her coffee...even though i had no real idea about the actual ramifications at the time, it stuck with me as well. Strong lady
Almost everyone's unarmed and just walking up like, "Excuse me, sir" and getting shot, like in a Monty Python sketch.
Yes, that was my first impression. The things not to do with an armed criminal were done. The touchy feely trust factor got several people shot and miraculously not killed. Unfortunately it takes events like this for the lights to come on.
@@soundmind192 But it's almost like a British tradition to have such occasional escapades . Remember the last tragedy on Westminister Bridge where a courageous fellah had to make use of a borrowed Narwhal tusk to deal with an Islamist suicide knife man and others had to use a skateboard and beer bottles on another occasion.It's Pythonesque were it not so serious and tragic that a country like Britan used to allow its citizens suitable personal armaments to deal with such ruffianly behaviour 150 years ago .
@@jamesjanson6129 Ah yes 1874, such marvelous utopian grand ol' days, it's been so long I almost can't remember.
It gladdens my heart to hear of bystanders stepping in. One thing I despise these days are people more concerned with filming an incident rather than helping.
In the US the heroes risk being prosecuted and receiving prison time.
Very true
@@jasonstclair1329 Yher, this was the UK in 1974.
But yes, I understand the point: and yet when the more recent terrorist attacks have happened in London (2017 for example), many ordinary people 'had a go' - one ex-convict with a Narwhal tooth, couple of guys with brushes / brooms, one guy hit the attackers with his skateboard (sadly just jump he made, but still).
Douglas Murray had a conversation with an old Israeli man who had fought in some of Israel's earlier wars (1967 and 1973) after the Oct 7 attacks to ask him about the response of today's Israelis to the current crisis. He admitted to being very pleasantly surprised by the young generation and said they had responded MAGNIFICENTLY. I suspect that very similar sentiments would be expressed by Ukrainians today. Not everything is awful these days!
You've got a point.
Will we ever find a better RUclips channel than Mark Felton Productions? NOT BLOODY LIKELY!
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Chris Fix is well put together I should think?🤔🙏
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Princess Anne is inspirational. She’s level headed and devoted to her country. Her quote, “Not bloody likely”, is iconic.
She also has Reliant Scimitar you know
+sweethistortea. A phrase once censored out of Shaw’s “Pygmalion”.
Charles was pretty chill during his assassination attemp too. I think this common trait in the Windsor family indicates psychopathy.
@@uingaeoc3905 don't worry. My comment is already censored. However fatalism is different than psychopathy. A person who accepted death would feel fear too. Psychopaths like the Windsor family remain calm.
Yes, agreed...but she also tough as old boots....😊
_"This medal is from the Queen of England. The 'thank you' is from Anne's mother."_
Oof..! That one got me. You are still loved and missed, Your Majesty.
That is why the Queen will always be the GOAT...😊
@@edgaraquino2324 Me too. Shows how human she was.
As a father, that line hits me real hard in the feels.
@@Great_Sandwich Yeah, that one got me too. Goosebumps even.
That's what real honour looks like, ladies and gents.
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Princess Anne has always been one tough cookie. But she honored her mother at the funeral very well. I knew something about it but not a whole lot. Thanks for the history lesson, Dr. Felton.
Prince Phil was reputed to say his daughter was the toughest of his sons.
Anne taking down an armed kidnapper with a cold stare and obstinacy.
Gotta respect her for that.
This sounds like the kind of stuff Phillip would say, so I’m gonna believe it from now on
@@Sepultra012 avoiding being kidnapped is doing a lot, I’d like to see how you would handle such a situation. She was also a woman being confronted by an armed man, what else could she possibly have done?
@@Sepultra012 That's a big deal considering a gun was pointed at her.
He was scared being kicked and bitten, understandable, the Princess got a much more secure stable after this, security always goes both ways as we know....
I actually feel sorry for the kidnaper. He had to face that pike-nose of princess Anne, and stare into well known reptilian eyes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 😁😆
The boxer Ron Russell caused himself some trouble after this. A police officer mentioned to him that the Queen might pay off his mortgage as a reward. Russell took that as a done deal, stopped making payments, and almost lost his house. He sold his George Medal in 2020 for £50,000.
I thought she did pay off his mortgage
She should have, she had millions.
She did pay it off.
@@evogsr Well you'd best let Ron know because in a 2020 interview he said she didn't.
Yes, always wait until you've got written confirmation.
I knew of the incident but never the details, especially the number of individuals injured; that surprised me. Thanks for doing this. I love your WWII docs but things like this make a nice change.
Telling a attempted kidnapper "Not bloody likely" , that is one tough lady. 🇬🇧👍
She should have quoted Cameron Diaz - “You’re the worst kidnapper I’ve ever met!” From A Life Less Ordinary
No one ever seems to say what her husband did during all this - certainly didn't get any medals!
When she said that I laughed, yea that's the most british response she could say
"Not bloody likely!"
What a gal......❤
The most English thing i've heard in a while. You can say a lot about royal family but they are English surely lol..
When she said Not Bloody Likely, that had me laughing pretty hard
One of the craziest stories I've ever heard. Additionally, nobody tells a story quite like Dr. Felton.
You missed the opportunity to say: “The Royal couple were shaken….but not stirred!”
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The name's Felton
Especially with the bodyguard being armed with a PPK.
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One of the most British stories I’ve ever heard. Excellently recounted, Doctor!Thank you so much. And I think we should all raise a glass to Ronald Russell. Unarmed civilian who raced into the fray. The man changed the entire momentum of the kidnap attempt.
Heard this story but Dr. Felton tells it with comprehensive and amazing detail.
An Austin car, a boxer, a rugby tackle, and a princess shouting “Not bloody likely”. This story could barely be any more English
The fact the police are unarmed is 100% English. I am so glad we defeated the British so we have a Right to self defense in most states. And now you poor blokes can't defend yourselves from the corrupt liberal government that spends more money on unwanted "immigrants" than on their own citizens.
I’m more shocked at 1974 being 50 years ago
This channel only has good content. I’ve never watched a video on this channel that I didn’t like and learned something from it regardless of the subject matter. Big respect from across the pond Dr. Felton.
Princess Anne is such a badass! ❤
thanks Dr. Felton!
I knew of this story, bit had no idea how violent this kidnapping attempt was. Thanks for covering it.
I also knew a summary version. This was much better.
That boxer stopped the incident from getting any worse. What a stud.
Politely trying to talk to an active shooter seems the most British thing ever.
It was stupid. Her bodyguard should have drawn his weapon as he got out of the vehicle in fact they shouldn't have stopped in the first place! Safety was 1 minute away.
He picked the wrong royal to attempt to kidnap.
I think Prince Andrew would have been sweating....
Kidnapper really dropped the Ball on this!
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His names are littery balls
@@shengyi1701 DC Peter Edmonds is the one who finally "dropped the ball."..........hard.
@@jagolago-bob nah... Prince Andrew can't sweat.
Around lunch time but I'm 40 minutes late but watching it now Mark Felton is the history teacher we should have all had
@@fordfairlane662dr Too true. But we have him now! 🇬🇧
You're on a roll recently with these videos! I love your WW2 content, but these are equally good.
"not bloody likely" is a badass quote
Díky!
The interview of Princess Anne with Michael Aspel not long after this was brilliant. Princess Anne just showed how fearless she is!
I'm American, and was a child when this incident happened. I can say, there was concern across the pond Dr. Felton when it happened.
OH please no there wasn't
😂🤣😂🤣 The royal family is the Disney world of the UK.😂😂
@@stubstoo6331 The royal family is an amusement park?
@@american_cosmic Ignore emoji users.
@@stubstoo6331 Says someone who probably wasn't even alive at the time...
@@ElroyMcDuff I was born in 1960 sonny.😎😎
Oh, so, Patriot Games isn't 100% fiction. Good job Tom Clancy.
From Wikipedia: The attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne is the focus of the Granada Television-produced docudrama To Kidnap a Princess (2006) and inspired story lines in Tom Clancy's novel Patriot Games.
Except that none of the real people were quite that attractive. 😀
The only negative thing here is that Clancy -Being Clancy, and very American- had to insert an American in a very British situation. A bit like that film on how the Enigma was first acquired by the Royal Navy and in that film on the Battle of Britain! (I do love Clancy and his writings, though. Very, very good stories).
@@Korporaal1 Except that the first Enigma was aquired by the Polish resistance, then passed to the French and British before the RN got one ;)
Tom Clancy was investigated several times bc of the things he wrote about. He got so much right that the authorities thought he had to have insiders feeding him info on both American and Soviet operations.
Sometimes tales of gallantry and heroism choke me up. This is one of those times!
A thrilling adventure to be sure. Thank you for sharing with us Professor Felton.
All the best!
Very interesting. Good job Dr. Felton, as always. Now please do one on the guy who broke into Buckingham Palace and managed to gain access to the Queen's bedroom.
thanks for bringing to light a number of stories that otherwise would be lost to the sands of time. Well done! Thank you.
Princess Anne was a knockout in her youth, she is still beautiful, my favorite royal, she's a serious person when you deal with her you're dealing with an adult
Wow never knew this? Thank you Dr Felton
This is the first time I ever heard this story in detail. After Beaton's Walther PPK jammed its reputation as a service sidearm suffered, but an investigation revealed it had a faulty magazine which likely contributed to the malfunction along with Beaton's weakened grip on the pistol.
I remember one of the conclusions of the investigtion after this incident was that the chauffeur should not have stopped when Ball pulled in front of him. The car carrying Princess Anne was big and heavy enough to have battered the Ford Escort out of the way and continued its run, so avoiding the kidnap attempt altogether. I believe palace drivers were then instructed to follow this course of action if similar circumstances arose.
Anne was a beauty.
The way Mark tells it, I picture it run at double speed with the Yackety Sax music . . .
Wow. What a story. Thank you for sharing this. 🇬🇧💙
"Not bloody likely!"
Royal sang-froid.! She's got a pair.
....And pray tell, where was the Captain throughout all of this brouhaha?
Great stuff Mr. Felton!
I was wondering that too. No medal for him curiously 🤔
A medal for White Feather Phillips? Not bloody likely!
Wow !, amazing video. Great bravery displayed by all involved !!
Thank you Mark ! This video turned my day around . Princess Ann was doing charity work on the day of the attack. I knew Ann did a lot of work (more than any other Royal) even back then !
I've always wondered about this event with me being too young to know what actually happened, with having not lived through it
Keep 'em coming Mark! But it's amazing that the authorities haven't found an excuse for releasing Ball by now, fifty years later!
Fear of offending the Palace I expect.
Even if a Mental Health Review Tribunal were to recommend his release, the final decision would be up to a cabinet minister: previously the Home Secretary and now the Secretary of State for Justice (AKA Lord Chancellor).
@@MarkFeltonProductions Ball probably declined additional insurance on his rental as well!
First time hearing this story, fascinating! I just listened to the BBC series "Killing Victoria," about how some 5 attempts were made on that Queens life. This story fits right into that genre, Thanks Dr Felton.
It is nice to learn new facts and information, I knew of this but not in this much detail, thank you for posting
200 specialist police officers …. 100 million …… who remembers the male who made his way into queen Elizabeth’s bedroom in the middle of the night and sat on her bed whilst she was sleeping !
That was much worse than anything the Queens children experienced
That was before, when security around Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street was quite lax unlike today, which 100 Million pound price is from.
That was in the 80’s I believe
The late Queen did not want her London home and office turned into a fortress, her weekend home was one and loved by her. Ground and boundary patrols were increased at night after the incident.
It was the Milk Tray man
I had no idea this even happened. Very interesting, thanks Doc. I learn something new with every video.
What a beautiful woman she was when she was younger. Classy too.🇬🇧
Even though I am not British. I teared up. Great bit of history. Thanks professor Felton.
Why did you tear up?
Because as humans, emotions play a huge part in our lives. We get touched by what is said, or the way it was said. Suppress them and your body will let you know.
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Thank you for sharing this
Have known about it, but not in the classroom of Dr. Felton detail. TY from FL.
You always manage to surprise me and astound me Dr Felton. Bravo and good work on another top video.
Fascinating story! Thank you for sharing Mr. Felton
Cheers mark
Jesus christ, SO MANY bad decisions were made. How the hell did they ALL think it was a traffic incident, tapped him on the shoulder, and shot!
Different time, different place.
There is a video of the Princess Royal on telly in the 70s where she describes the incident. She said that she exited the car by going backwards over the seat and that he was actually taken down by blokes playing rugby, who saw the police chase the man. Anne's a marvellous woman ❤
I went to school with the guy who poked the broom handle through charles and camilla's car window. He's dead now. Threw himself off the multi storey car park in Stevenage town centre.
What a fantastically exciting account...! Excellence in reporting. I'm surprised a film has not been made, to my knowledge. Now there'd be a REAL action movie. Thanks... Liked Subscribed Shared.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow. Never heard of this before. Thanks Doc.
“Not bloody likely”.
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If they ever made a movie based around this kidnapping attempt, that would be its title.
4:57 The lady in waiting didn't wait long.
Very interesting, knew this had happened but had no idea of the details. Thanks for sharing Mark.
Princess Anne is very much her mothers daughter.
She's exceptional in many ways.
the thing that stood out for me in this narration was the seeming lack of activity from Mark Phillips - perhaps an unfair assumption on my behalf but one would have expected a husband to be in the position the Inspector took up as a human barrier for his wife
Indeed - the same thought struck me. He was an army officer after all.
Even with the more spacious interior shown at 5:10 or as opposed to the probably non-official recreation at 5:33, I have a hard time understanding how Beaton climbed over Phillips to put himself between Anne and Ball only to be thrown back over Phillips and out the side door by the gunshot. Then later Anne pushed past Phillips to exit the car only to push past him again when she re-entered and locked the door? His conspicuous absence from the report encourages the idea that he legged it with Lady Rowena at the start. I can imagine him telling Anne later "I thought you were right behind me."
@@MarkFeltonProductions He wasn't much thought of by his Army colleagues either. But he is a really good rider and instructor.
That was something I was not aware of. Well told. Thanks, Mark.
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Thank you, Dr. Felton. Never knew this.
Fascinating...great story. Thanx mark
Always interesting reports, sir! Cheers, Mark!
This is the first time I've heard of this. Thank you for telling us.
Thinking today everyone would just pull out their phones and maybe one person would try to intervene to stop the kidnapping. Very good story and I thank you for telling it, Dr. Felton.
1974, so 14 years after British military national service ended. Everyone involved except Princess Anne probably had military training.
A traumatic experience for sure. People being shot all around you and the shooter trying to drag you out of the car. Incredibly intense, even for a royal. I would have been afraid to step outside my home after such an ordeal, much less continue on in a highly public life. That takes fortitude. May God bless Princess Anne.
Thank you. I enjoy all your videos. Seeing this I know some things I had heard were correct.
Nice little story, thanks Mark!
>Multiple men get shot trying to stop a kidnapping
>Other unarmed men attack the guy who was shooting everyone
>Princess Anne makes one plucky comment
>Internet Commenters: "she took down an armed kidnapper with a cold stare and obstinancy!"
Exactly.
Reality check: she did not comply, if she had, things would have ended differently. You cherry pick what she said and filter out what she did. She did not comply and struggled against the kidnapper, not fighting, but resisting and trying to not get pulled away!
Kind of cheap of you
Some people just love the taste of royal boots!
We did it, reddit!
I'm surprised Princess Anne also didn't tell him to "Naff Off!", which I've heard stated is her favourite exoression.
She is an absolute star to this day, thank goodness we still have her.
I always thought she'd said " not bloody likely, naff off". Sounds more like the Princess Royal we all love 😊
Apparently what she said to the journalists being pests when she was eventing, was actually much worse. The reporter couldn't use those words if it was to be reported!
Still can’t believe they never touched on this in The Crown
Anne's response of "not bloody likely" has always tickled my fancy.
I was a teen back then and completely forgot about this incident. Thanks for reminding me and the world. 👍🏼
I forgot all about that ❤ your work and in-depth content
Another excellent and informative video, thanks Mark!
Your videos are brilliant!
The Walther PPK jammed on his last job and Beaton spent six months in the hospital in consequence...
It jammed because it was fired so rarely that the mag spring was compromised and couldn't push the next round up
“It’s never let me down before, sir”
@@lptomtom PPK 's are hard to jam so that is likely the explanation
@@lakehaweamotorsltd4144 On infrequent occasions, the make of the ammo could cause a jam, or neglect of proper maintenance. Mine once failed to eject the mag, but that was my fault. I hadn't touched it in 2 years. Never will happen again.
@@Weazel1 It was a faulty magazine.
Hearing Dr. Felton's narration it looks like a miracle that nobody was killed.
I always thought Anne wasn’t attractive but she’s a looker in those pictures plus a total badass. Great story!
Nice introduction..
Thank you for sharing
Wasn't this incident the basis for the plot of the Tom Clancy book 'Patriot Games'?
It inspired the initial terrorist incident, yes, and is damned ridiculous.
As an American, this moment in history really gets me. When they need to be, the British are fearless. God bless 'em!
The Lady In Waiting pegged it ! 😀 She didn't get a medal.
I thought I was the only one who heard this, lol. Wonder what happend to her.
One of your best videos
Why I admire the Princess Royal: "not bloody likely".
I suspect that “not bloody likely” was the for-publication version of Princess Anne’s remarks.
I've always considered Anne to be plucky❤❤
STIFF UPPER LIP!🇬🇧
Nerve problem
Im a yank, but i remember this incident from the news as a kid. I dont remember the whole gun play or how many were shot but the quote of " not bloody likely" made my mother spit out her coffee...even though i had no real idea about the actual ramifications at the time, it stuck with me as well. Strong lady
Fascinating! Thankyou for that video!