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Princess faces court for dog bite
SLOUGH, England -- A senior member of the British royal family has been ordered to appear in court to face allegations that her dog bit two children, a judge has ruled. A district judge has ordered that Princess Anne -- Queen Elizabeth II's second child -- must attend a hearing on November 21. He made the ruling after the princess and her husband, Commodore Tim Laurence, failed to attend East Berkshire Magistrates Court in Slough, west of London, on Wednesday. Her barrister told the court that she was unable to attend Wednesday's hearing because of official business abroad. The court heard that the princess's bull terrier allegedly injured two children, aged 7 and 12, in Windsor Great Park on April 1 -- two days after the death of the Queen Mother. The royal couple have been summoned under the UK's Dangerous Dogs Act and are alleged to have been in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control in a public place and injured the children. Under the act, they could face possible fines of up to £5,000 each and up to six months' imprisonment. A court also has the power to order the destruction of the animal and to disqualify the couple from keeping a dog. It is understood to be the first time such a senior royal has been summoned to appear before a criminal court for an offence other than exceeding the speed limit.
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