Shocking: These Royals Survived Assassination Attempts

In 1994, during Australia Day celebrations, King Charles survived an assassination attempt by David Kang, who fired blanks from a starter pistol onstage. Kang's protest was against Australia's treatment of Cambodian asylum seekers

Fortunately, King Charles remained unharmed thanks to the swift response of his security team. Kang was arrested, charged, and convicted of threatening unlawful violence.

Queen Elizabeth II, like her great-great-grandmother, the late Queen of England has survived several assassination attempts during her lengthy reign. The most infamous occurred in 1981 during her visit to Dunedin, New Zealand.

Seventeen-year-old Christopher J. Lewis shot at her from the fifth floor of an office building using a stolen .22 caliber rifle. Fortunately, the shot missed, and the Queen was unaware of the incident. Lewis was arrested and convicted of carrying a firearm in public, receiving a three-year sentence. It's speculated that New Zealand authorities attempted to conceal the incident to maintain the British royal family's visits.

In 1974, Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter, faced a bizarre kidnapping attempt. On March 20, her car was forced to stop when Ian Ball, an unemployed laborer from North London, blocked it with his car and approached with two guns.

During a fight with her bodyguard, Ball told Princess Anne to come out of the car, but she did not. Ball was caught and sent to a mental hospital where he stayed indefinitely.

King George III ruled during the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. He wasn't liked by many due to his erratic behavior. In 1800, a former soldier named James Hadfield shot at him in a theater, but missed. Hadfield was arrested and declared not guilty of attempted murder because he was insane.

During King Edward VIII's short 11-month reign, he survived an assassination attempt. On July 16, 1936, as he was heading back to Buckingham Palace from a ceremony in Hyde Park, a man named George McMahon pushed through the crowd with a gun. The gun was thrown towards the king, but thankfully it didn't go off. McMahon was arrested, charged with causing fear, and sentenced to one year in jail. After his release, he became known for supporting the Nazis.

During Queen Victoria's 63-year reign, she faced at least seven assassination attempts. The first notable attempt occurred in 1840 when she was just three years into her reign. Edward Oxford fired two pistols at her while she was traveling by carriage with her husband, Prince Albert. Fortunately, both shots missed, and the royal couple continued their journey unharmed.

Oxford was arrested and charged with treason, but he was acquitted by reason of insanity. He was detained at the State Criminal Lunatic Asylum and later transferred to Broadmoor Hospital. Eventually, he was released and spent the rest of his life in Australia.