Tony Blair's daughter Kathryn and her boyfriend threatened in gun robbery terror
Tony Blair’s daughter Kathryn has been threatened at gunpoint in a botched robbery.
The young barrister was walking her dog with her boyfriend and a group of friends when the attackers struck.
The pair were in Marylebone, a mile from the £975,000 home her father bought her in 2010, and near his own central London property.
One attacker was said to be wearing a balaclava while the other had his face obscured by a dark scarf.
Neither 25-year-old Miss Blair nor her boyfriend were harmed in the attack, which took place at around 8pm on Monday.
The attempted mugging is thought to be linked to another similar incident in the area on the same night.
The two attempted robberies took place just half an hour apart and both involved the use of a firearm to threaten a couple.
A spokesman for the Blairs said: ‘Kathryn was with a group of friends. No one was hurt and nothing was stolen.’
The group were approached by two men, one armed with a gun, and were asked for cash and jewellery before the suspects fled empty-handed.
Metropolitan Police officers from the Westminster borough are investigating but no arrests have been made.
The attack raises concerns for the safety of the Blairs, who could be targeted due to the former prime minister’s role as peace envoy to the Middle East, and to his decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003.
One security expert said last night: ‘It seems staggering that the daughter of a man who evokes such extreme emotions in some should be wandering around in the dark at night without protection.
‘To think she had a gun pulled on her and was effectively defenceless raises massive questions about her personal safety. Thankfully she came to no harm but the potential terrorism threat is obvious.’
A neighbour of Miss Blair said yesterday: ‘She must have been absolutely terrified. I can’t imagine what must have gone through her mind when she saw a man pull out a gun. My first thought would have been terrorist.
The young barrister was walking her dog with her boyfriend and a group of friends when the attackers struck.
The pair were in Marylebone, a mile from the £975,000 home her father bought her in 2010, and near his own central London property.
One attacker was said to be wearing a balaclava while the other had his face obscured by a dark scarf.
Neither 25-year-old Miss Blair nor her boyfriend were harmed in the attack, which took place at around 8pm on Monday.
The attempted mugging is thought to be linked to another similar incident in the area on the same night.
The two attempted robberies took place just half an hour apart and both involved the use of a firearm to threaten a couple.
A spokesman for the Blairs said: ‘Kathryn was with a group of friends. No one was hurt and nothing was stolen.’
The group were approached by two men, one armed with a gun, and were asked for cash and jewellery before the suspects fled empty-handed.
Metropolitan Police officers from the Westminster borough are investigating but no arrests have been made.
The attack raises concerns for the safety of the Blairs, who could be targeted due to the former prime minister’s role as peace envoy to the Middle East, and to his decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003.
One security expert said last night: ‘It seems staggering that the daughter of a man who evokes such extreme emotions in some should be wandering around in the dark at night without protection.
‘To think she had a gun pulled on her and was effectively defenceless raises massive questions about her personal safety. Thankfully she came to no harm but the potential terrorism threat is obvious.’
A neighbour of Miss Blair said yesterday: ‘She must have been absolutely terrified. I can’t imagine what must have gone through her mind when she saw a man pull out a gun. My first thought would have been terrorist.
Tony Blair's daughter Kathryn (pictured at her brother's wedding) was threatened at gunpoint as she walked with her boyfriend 
Property: The pair were in Marylebone, a mile from the £975,000 home her
father bought her in 2010, and near his own central London property
(pictured)
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