The 'dangerous' loner who tried to kidnap Princess Anne is back on the streets – unrepentant and still obsessed.
Mentally ill Ian Ball, then 26, stalked the Princess Royal one evening in March 1974, before ambushing her chauffeur-driven limousine and shooting four men who came to her aid.
At his Old Bailey trial he was detained 'without limit of time' under the Mental Health Act after admitting attempted kidnap and two attempted murders – but the Daily Mail can reveal he is out of Broadmoor and is now campaigning to clear his name.
He has been released on probation and can roam freely – despite remaining fixated on that night on The Mall.
After being released quietly in 2019, Ball self-published a disturbing book about the events of 1974 and visits old haunts in a bid to prove his innocence, despite having pleaded guilty in court.
