We’ve seen these tragedies play out many times throughout history.
Princess Diana’s untimely death was one of the most notable instances.
Reports revealed that her driver was intoxicated as he sped away from photographers.
He eventually lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris.
Diana’s driver and her then-boyfriend, movie producer Dodi Fayed, were killed on impact.
The mother of two died of her injuries at a hospital after an hours-long unsuccessful surgery.
The real-life story behind this incident is just as frightening.
Charles helped dig the women out but they unfortunately did not walk away unharmed.
Lindsay died after being transported to a nearby hospital while Palmer-Tomkinson suffered two broken legs.
Charles was reportedly deeply impacted by the tragedy.
He was said to be distressed and was seen “weeping,“The Guardianreported at the time.
Queen Elizabeth II was the target of two assassination attempts
Queen Elizabeth II survived multiple near-death experiences.
In 1981, the late monarch attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony, riding through the crowd on horseback.
Then-17-year-old Marcus Sarjeant shot six times at the queen.
The teenager was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison.
A disturbing letter written by Sarjeant came to light in court.
“Your Majesty,” he penned, perMirror.
Elizabeth was shockingly also the target of a separate assassination attempt just months after the Trooping the Colour incident.
Lewis fired shots at the queen from a window overlooking the event.
Afterward, he was eventually located and arrested.
It is believed that this was done in an attempt to derail the royals' train.
However, the public did not know anything about the situation at the time.
McHardy claimed that investigators were told to keep things under wraps to protect Australia’s reputation.
The retired detective spoke to the Mercury about the guilt of having to stay quiet about the alleged incident.
“It was one of the big regrets of my police service,” he told the paper.
We couldn’t disclose what our inquiries were about.”
Well, the late monarch was actually almost killed by her own guard.
She likes to take nighttime strolls throughout Buckingham Palace.
One night, this pastime almost resulted in tragedy because a guard mistook her for an intruder.
“Who’s that?”
a guard called out when he saw her figure in the dark, as reported byThe Times.
He then realized he hadn’t come across an intruder but rather the queen herself.
“Bloody hell, Your Majesty, I nearly shot you,” the guard told her.
Elizabeth seemingly wasn’t all that upset.
“That’s quite all right,” she responded.
“Next time I’ll ring through beforehand so you don’t have to shoot me.”
You might recall that the queen wasn’t the only royal to be mistaken for a Buckingham Palace intruder.
In 2013, police officers requested that Prince Andrew confirm his identity when they didn’t recognize him.
Thankfully for the prince, no guns were drawn during the incident.
Sarah worked for her Chances for Children charity out of the office.
Thankfully, she got stuck in traffic and did not arrive as scheduled.
In an interview withHello!
magazinein 2018, the mother of two spoke about how the near-death experience changed her perspective.
“Because the minute you look too far forward, then you’re missing now.
The minute you look back … you’re free to’t go back.”
She was on her way back home when the helicopter she was traveling in nearly collided with another aircraft.
Terrifyingly, the helicopter narrowly avoidedanothercollision as it landed less than an hour later.
Despite the plane taking damage, it thankfully landed safely.
She is as fit as a flea.”
They were accompanied by a driver, a bodyguard, and Anne’s lady-in-waiting.
He ended up shooting Anne’s bodyguard, Inspector James Wallace Beaton, in the shoulder.
Ball eventually made his way to the car and instructed Anne to get out.
She didn’t budge.
When he attempted to follow her, she jumped back in the vehicle and shut the doors behind her.
Ball was later charged with attempted murder and kidnapping, theDaily Mailreported.
Anne recalled the attempted kidnapping during ITV’s documentary “Anne: The Princess Royal at 70.”
“I suppose that was the discipline which to some extent colored my thought processes.”
In 2009, the Dutch royal family was the target of an attack during a parade.
The royals were unharmed but six others were killed in the attack.
The suspect, who was later identified as Karst Tates, also died of injuries sustained in the crash.
Details of Tates' motive were never revealed because he died before a full investigation could be conducted.
The mayor of Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.
the city where the tragedy took place.
shared a statement with Associated Press.
“An element of uncertainty will remain because you’re able to no longer question the suspect.
So the last piece of the puzzle will remain in question.”
He made his way into the building through an unlocked window and navigated his way through.
The intruder eventually located the queen’s room.
Elizabeth called the police and she and a staff member managed to trick Fagan into entering a pantry.
The intruder was arrested once law enforcement arrived.
This story resurfaced in 2022 thanks to an episode of “The Crown.”
Fagan sat down withThe U.S. Sunahead of the episode to share his side of the story.
He claimed he had no plans to harm himself despite reports that stated otherwise.
“I was fixated on the Queen,” he shared.
“I knew she liked helping people and thought she might help me.
I wanted to speak to her but I never planned to end up in her bedroom.”
New York City law enforcement had a different recollection of the chase.
Additionally, cab driver Sukhcharn Singh claimed that he didn’t observe aggressive behavior from photographers.
He went on to reveal that the accident could have very well proved deadly.
