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Princess Anne was just nine seconds away from death when the plane in which she was travelling from Wiltshire to Aberdeen was involved in a terrifying mid-air incident on Thursday.
The royal flight pilot was told to take evasive action after controllers on the ground realised that a new Eurofighter Typhoon, capable of a top speed of 1,321 mph, had turned across the executive jet's flight path.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that an "air proximity incident" had taken place over Morcambe Bay. The Princess Royal was apparently informed later of the near miss, but seemed unperturbed as she fulfilled her commitments in Scotland.
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 | Despite later being informed of her close shave, the Princess Royal (above) continued with her engagements in Scotland as planned
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 | Anne was flying from Wiltshire to Aberdeen in a BAE125 (like the one pictured), when the incident took place over Morcambe Bay
Photo: © Crown Copyright 2003 |
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