Anne faces dog charge.PRINCESS ANNE appeared in court today to face allegations that her dog bit two children in Windsor Great Park
Windsor Great Park (locally referred to simply as the Great Park) is a large deer park and Crown Estate of 5,000 acres, to the south of the town of Windsor on the border of Berkshire and Surrey in . The 52-year-old Princess Royal, flanked by her husband, Commodore Tim Laurence, walked into East Berkshire magistrates court in Slough in front of dozens of news photographers. Anne will Anne Will (born 18 March 1966) is a German television journalist. She achieved fame as a newsreader of the daily Tagesthemen news broadcast on ARD, which she did until June 24, 2007. Born in Cologne, she grew up as the daughter of an architect in Hürth, Germany. become the first royal to have a criminal record if convicted of the charges, which were formally read to her today. It is alleged her English bull terrier bull terrier, breed of large, muscular terrier originating in England around 1835. It stands from 19 to 22 in. (48.3–55.9 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 30 to 36 lb (13.6–16.3 kg). injured the children, aged seven and 12, as they walked in the park on April 1 two days after the death of the Queen Mother. The royal couple are alleged to have been in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control in a public place and injured the children. If they elect to have the offence tried at the magistrates court, they face maximum penalties of six months in jail and/or a fine of pounds 5,000. Magistrates could also order the dog to be destroyed. The princess and her husband, 47, can elect to have the charges heard at crown court, but this was understood to be unlikely. At a hearing on October 9, a district judge ordered them to appear personally in court. Anne was today on the court list under the name Anne Elizabeth Alice Laurence. CAPTION(S): IN COURT: The Princess Royal |
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