Princess Anne is known for her no-nonsense attitude and that extends to kidnappers after a gunman targetted her and Captain Mark Phillips in an armed attack in 1974
Princess Anne frequently visits prisons and young offenders institutions, and the recent escape of terror suspect Daniel Khalife is said to have sparked alarm bells.
It was a rather dreich day in Lanarkshire and, as her Bentley glided to a halt, and dignitaries braced themselves on the greeting-line, those brilliant blue eyes fast spotted a problem.
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