Princess targeted by muggers abroad

Princess Eugenie and her friends were targeted by muggers

Princess Eugenie and her friends were targeted by muggers in Cambodia, it has been reported.

A bandit grabbed a purse belonging to a friend of the younger daughter of the Duke of York during a night out in Phnom Penh, The Sun said.

Royal protection officers tackled the robber, only to be pelted with rocks by another bandit, the paper added. Eugenie, 19, and her friends were then whisked away to safety by the police.

The princess - who is sixth in line to the throne - is on a gap-year trip which has already included visits to Thailand and South Africa.

There has been criticism of the cost of police protection for Eugenie during the trip, said to be in the region of £100,000.

Buckingham Palace was unavailable for comment.