21-05-2007 13:00
A new film suggests scandalous pictures of Britain's late Princess Margaret were at the centre of an infamous 1971 bank robbery.
'The Bank Job' - clips of which were shown at last week's Cannes film festival - focuses on the foiled £500,000 raid on London's Lloyds Bank in Baker Street.
The film suggests that the culprits were not after money, but were instead looking to get their hands on compromising photos of Princess Margaret.
The supposedly steamy photos are said to have been taken on the Caribbean island of Mustique, where the princess enjoyed frequent holidays, and where she was famously pictured with her toy-boy lover Roddy Llewellyn.
While 'The Bank Job' does not refer directly to the princess, producer Steve Chasman said: "We are pretty clear who we are talking about."
The robbery made headlines in the 70s, but was then mysteriously made the subject of a government gagging order, known as a D notice, preventing further news coverage.
The writers of the film claim to have spoken to figures directly involved in the robbery who say the order was initiated by the MI5 who knew what was inside the bank vaults.
More about Steamy Princess Margaret photos on page 2
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