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A 77-year-old man who tried to abduct Princess Anne more than five decades ago has been released from psychiatric detention.

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.