Wondering what happened to Jim Beaton and if Princess Anne was really almost kidnapped? You’re probably not alone as the former protection officer speaks out on the 50th anniversary of a shocking royal moment.
The Royal Family are often seen accompanied by their security officers, although not all of them are entitled to public-funded protection. For those wondering if Princess Anne has security, the answer is yes, but now only when she’s undertaking official royal work. Her security officers have an important job given her senior role and Jim Beaton was her protection officer for five years in the 1970s. In 1974 he went above and beyond in the line of duty to help foil a plan surrounding the Princess Royal. Jim has now reflected upon these intense events on the 50th anniversary of the incident and we have all the details about whether Princess Anne was really at the centre of a kidnap plot and what happened to her protection officer.
