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\"The
Don\u2019t let the frilly dress fool you. Britain\u2019s Princess Anne is stone cold in a fight. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

March 20, 1974, was a Wednesday. 23-year-old Princess Anne, the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth and brother to Prince Charles, was headed to Buckingham Palace after an evening spent at a cinema screening with her husband of four months Mark Phillips, a Captain in the British Army. Also riding in the back of their maroon Rolls Royce limousine was Anne\u2019s lady-in-waiting, Rowena Brassey as well as her security agent, Inspector James Wallace Beaton. Beaton was a member of SO14, the Scotland Yard special operations branch tasked with royal protection. Alexander Callendar was their chauffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The Walther PPK was the standard issue handgun for SO14, the security detail tasked with protecting the British royals in the early 1970s. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the early 1970s, terrorism was in its infancy, so executive protection was not the high art it is today. SO14 agents were woefully undertrained and had no backup for unexpected contingencies. Where most British Law Enforcement officers were unarmed, SO14 operatives carried Walther PPK handguns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Walther PPK. 7.65mm, with a delivery like a brick through a plate-glass window. Takes a Brausch silencer with very little reduction in muzzle velocity. The American CIA swears by them. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

–Major Geoffrey\nBoothroyd, Q, Dr. No<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ballistics was not the\nrarefied science it is nowadays, so the storied art of combat handgunning\nlanguished where the end of the Second World War had left it. That meant ball\nammo and woefully anemic calibers. I suspect SO14 issued the PPK because Ian\nFleming\u2019s James Bond carried it, not because it was a proven manstopper. SO14\nwas about to learn the hard way that James Bond was not a real guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"The
The Mall in London is an iconic thoroughfare. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There is a long straight road in London called the Mall that stretches from Trafalgar Square to the gates of Buckingham Palace. As Alexander Callendar turned down the Mall, a Ford Escort driven by a bearded man with red hair cut obliquely in front of the Rolls, forcing it to stop about 200 yards short of the Palace. The bearded man stepped out of his cheap American car brandishing a brace of handguns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Inspector Beaton\u2019s Walther had a stoppage at the most inopportune time. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inspector Beaton had not noticed the weapons in the dim light and exited Anne\u2019s car to investigate. From a range of about six feet, the mysterious driver shot him in the right shoulder. Beaton had time to retrieve his Walther and fire a round before being disoriented by the gunshot. The diminutive German pistol jammed before Beaton could get off a second round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Shooter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"The
Ian Ball never was quite right. While most people who suffer from mental illness are completely harmless, those who aren\u2019t often manifest their delusions in spectacular ways. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The assailant was a\n26-year-old English mental patient named Ian Ball. He had rented the Ford under\nan assumed name and planned his attack for two years. Princess Anne\u2019s itinerary\nwas published in the British press, so Ball had little difficulty identifying\nher car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Anne\u2019s attacker had meticulously planned his assault. Had he been successful there is no telling what the sordid outcome might have been. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ian Ball set out that\nevening to undertake a kidnapping. Police later found the sedative Valium, four\nsets of handcuffs, and a bizarre typed ransom letter addressed to the Queen in\nhis vehicle. Ball wanted two million pounds in five-pound notes placed inside\ntwenty different suitcases and loaded on a plane bound for Switzerland. He\ndemanded that the Queen herself accompany the money to the airport. He later\nsaid he intended to donate the evening\u2019s earnings to the British National\nHealth Service so as to underwrite the country\u2019s woefully inadequate mental\nhealth treatment facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Next Phase<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"The
The inside of Princess Anne\u2019s Rolls Royce limousine became a battlefield. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ball now left the bleeding\npolice inspector and made his way to the back door of the vehicle opposite\nwhere Anne was seated. As he yanked on the door handle Anne\u2019s lady in waiting\nexited the vehicle on the safe side and the wounded police inspector clambered\nback in. Now growing frustrated, the well-armed mental patient screamed, \u201cOpen,\nor I\u2019ll shoot!\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Badly wounded, Inspector Jim Beaton moved toward the gunfire to protect his charges. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inspector Beaton threw\nhimself bodily across the Princess and her husband as the would-be kidnapper\nopened fire through the side window of the car. Beaton caught a round in the\nhand that deflected away from Anne. Ball then shot Beaton a third time in the pelvis,\ntaking him out of the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Alex Callendar, though unarmed, exited the Rolls and attempted to stop the gunman. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The chauffeur, Alex Callendar, confronted the gunman and took a round to the chest for his trouble. Ball then finally wrenched the back door to the car open and grasped the Princess\u2019 wrist. All the while Anne\u2019s husband held tightly around her waist. In the process, Anne\u2019s dress ripped up the back, and the Princess grew properly agitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
In the face of grave imminent peril, Princess Anne showed her true character. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With two men shot and some\nright proper chaos unfolding the gunman put his gun to the Princess\u2019 head and\ndemanded that she exit the car with him. In what is one of the most awesome\nlines ever uttered in the midst of a gunfight, the frightened, disheveled,\nirritated daughter of the Queen stated flatly, \u201cNot bloody likely!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Such a Time as This\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"The
Constable Michael Hills was the next target of the insane kidnapper. It was his quick thinking that summoned help. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now the fuss began to\ngarner the attention of passersby. A young police constable named Michael Hills\napproached unawares and was shot in the belly, the bullet passing through the\ndiary he carried in his pocket to lodge in his liver. Hills had the presence of\nmind to call in a quick report before he was incapacitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Ron Russell was a former heavyweight boxer who both respected the police and had little use for bullies. His spontaneous bravery during his drive home from work likely saved Princess Anne\u2019s life.    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ronald Russell was heading\nhome from work when he saw Ball shoot Officer Hills. Russell had no idea the\nscuffle centered around an attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne. He left his\ncar and proceeded on foot to investigate. The 6-foot 4-inch ex-heavyweight\nboxer was incensed that this ruffian had just assaulted a police officer. When\ninterviewed later Ronald Russell said that his first thought was, \u201cThat\u2019s a\nliberty. He needs sorting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
A passing journalist named John Brian McConnell attempted unsuccessfully to de-escalate the situation. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, another British driver named Glenmore Martin wedged his car ahead of the Ford and prevented Ball\u2019s escape. Martin then began rendering aid to Constable Hills. A passing Daily Mail<\/em> writer named John Brian McConnell attempted to defuse the situation saying, \u201cDon\u2019t be silly, old boy. Put the gun down.\u201d Ball then shot him down as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The close-quarters combat that took place around the immobilized limo was frenetic and pitiless. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ian Ball turned his attention back toward the Princess just as the enraged former boxer approached him from behind. Ronald Russell stunned the man with a single mighty blow to the back of the man\u2019s head as he leaned into Anne\u2019s limousine. Anne, by now on her back, threw her feet up over her head and somersaulted backward out the open car door opposite the dazed gunman. Russell wrapped his burly frame around the Princess to protect her, exposing his back to the shooter. Surprised when he hadn\u2019t been shot the big man then turned and punched Ball squarely in the face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Nearby St. James Park is quite a beautiful place. A pursuing police officer threw his coat over Ian Ball\u2019s head and tackled him at a sprint. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ian Ball was done. His car immobilized, the armed man struck out through nearby St. James Park on foot. A responding constable named Peter Edmonds gave chase and tackled him bodily to the ground. Police found three hundred pounds and the keys to a rental house on a dead-end road in Hampshire some five miles away from Sandhurst Military Academy where Princess Anne and Captain Phillips lived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
This is Ronald Russell in later years. By all accounts, he is an all-around good bloke. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When the hero Ronald Russell called his wife afterward to explain why he would be late getting home she said, \u201cThat\u2019s a likely story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gun<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"The
Introduced in the late 1920s, the Walther PP was a revolutionary design. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Walther PPK began life\nas the slightly longer Walther PP introduced in 1929. The product of the fertile\nmind of Carl Walther, the PP-series handguns introduced a variety of novel\nfeatures, many of which can still be found in modern combat handguns today. A\nsimple unlocked blowback design, the PPK is limited to fairly small calibers,\nparticularly .22LR, .25ACP, .32ACP, .380ACP, and 9x18mm Ultra. Balance of\nprobability is that Inspector Beaton\u2019s gun fired .32ACP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The PPK was the shorter, tidier version of the previous PP. Though just cute as can be, none of these weapons was terribly effective. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The PP and PPK pioneered the single-action\/double-action trigger system in an autoloading handgun. This trigger allowed the same degree of safety found in a double-action revolver in a trim pocket pistol. The slide-mounted hammer drop safety and mechanical loaded chamber indicator were groundbreaking as well. However, the unlocked blowback mechanism produced a snappier recoil impulse than it should, and the steel frame made the little pistol heavier than most. I have also, like Inspector Beaton, had a few stoppages with mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
These were the two revolvers Ball used in his attack along with his gloves and spare ammo. The diary in the middle was in Constable Michael Hills\u2019 pocket when he was shot. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ian Ball bought his two handguns, a snub-nosed .22 revolver and an Astra .38, in Spain. He fired eleven rounds during the attack and carried another sixty-one. Prior to the handgun ban, there was a thriving gun culture in England. The Firearms Act of 1997 saw 162,000 handguns and 700 tons of ammunition surrendered to the government. An epidemic of knife-related crime is sweeping the nation nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rest of the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\"The
Inspector Beaton, though badly wounded, fully recovered. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The
Constable Hills still carries a bullet in his liver from the attack. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The four men Ian Ball shot\nthat evening survived. Six months later Queen Elizabeth awarded Inspector\nBeaton with the George Cross, Britain\u2019s highest civilian award for bravery. Constable\nHills and the former heavyweight boxer Ronald Russell received the George\nMedal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Queen Elizabeth, shown here holding a young Princess Anne, was deeply grateful to the men who saved her daughter\u2019s life. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When Elizabeth formally decorated Russell she told him, \u201cThe medal is from the Queen of England. The thank you is from Anne\u2019s mother.\u201d The Queen also quietly paid off Russell\u2019s mortgage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Inspector Jim Beaton is now retired. He remains humble to this day, claiming that his actions that fateful night were just part of his job. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inspector Beaton enjoyed a\nlong successful career in Law Enforcement. Ronald Russell, now 72, sadly\nsuffered a series of strokes and plans to auction off his George Medal to ensure\nthat his family will not be saddled with his funeral expenses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Ian Ball never again breathed free air. He has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and remains in a secure psychiatric facility. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The would-be kidnapper Ian\nBall pled guilty to attempted murder and kidnapping and remains incarcerated at\nthe psychiatric hospital at Broadmoor today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Today\u2019s SO14 is unrecognizable from what it was back in 1974. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SO14 binned their Walthers\nthe day after the attack. Lessons learned from the Ian Ball affair ultimately\nsubstantially enhanced their capabilities. Today they are a world-class\nexecutive protection service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
It\u2019s probably pretty cool to save a real live princess from a bloodthirsty maniac. Here we see the motley crew that protected Princess Anne as they were recognized at Buckingham Palace. The chauffeur Alex Callendar is second from the left. Jim Beaton is third from the left. Constable Michael Hills can be seen between the Queen and Princess Anne. Ron Russell is at the far right. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The
Princess Anne today. The English do make some no-nonsense women. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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