East Lothian Peeps into the Past: March 1-5 1996, 1971 and 1921
TIGHT security at a rugby match was front page news in the March 1, 1996, edition of the East Lothian Courier. There was tight police security when Peter Phillips, 18-year-old son of the Princess Royal, played rugby at the Pennypit, Prestonpans, on Wednesday night. The area was thoroughly searched before the floodlit game began and four uniformed officers were on the touchline. Security around all members of the Royal Family has been tightened since plans of royal residences were found in the home of the IRA man who died when the bomb he was carrying exploded on a London bus. ...
Source: eastlothiancourier.com