Princess Eugenie (pictured) was caught up in a terrifying mugging while on her gap-year travels, it was revealed last night.
The Queen's granddaughter had to be rescued by two bodyguards who saved her from a gang of bandits as she was travelling though Cambodia.
The 19-year-old princess' ordeal reportedly began as she and two female friends were strolling at night in the country's capital Phnom Penh.
When one of the friends got her purse out, the mugger grabbed it, thinking the girls were just backpackers and unaware that the bodyguards were nearby.
Princess Eugenie rescued after attack in Cambodia
LONDON (AFP) — Thieves tried to rob Queen Elizabeth II's 19-year-old granddaughter, Princess Eugenie, and her friends while they were travelling in Cambodia, the Sun newspaper has reported.
Royal protection officers had to intervene to protect the princess, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, when a thief tried to steal her friend's purse as they walked through Phnom Penh one night, the Sun said.
The two officers tackled the thief but were pelted with stones by another man, forcing them to let him go and focus on getting the princess to safety. They also managed to retrieve the purse.
The Sun said it was the first time in ten years that protection officers have stopped a direct threat to a member of the royal family.
Royal protection officers had to intervene to protect the princess, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, when a thief tried to steal her friend's purse as they walked through Phnom Penh one night, the Sun said.
The two officers tackled the thief but were pelted with stones by another man, forcing them to let him go and focus on getting the princess to safety. They also managed to retrieve the purse.
The Sun said it was the first time in ten years that protection officers have stopped a direct threat to a member of the royal family.
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