Emotional Princess Andre admits she ‘thought she'd be killed or kidnapped' in carjacking with mum Katie Price
Katie has previously discussed the carjacking which took place in South Africa whilst filming of her own reality TV show in 2018.
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Princess Andre has opened up on the horror carjacking she experienced in 2018
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She spoke with brother Junior about what they went through
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Katie revealed she had PTSD from the incident after being sexually assaulted
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Now, for the first time, Princess, now aged 18, has spoken in her own words about being caught up in the terrifying incident.
During a trip to Ibiza with her brother Junior filmed for her own reality TV series, The Princess Diaries, the influencer revealed she thought she would be killed or kidnapped during the horror ordeal.
Princess, along with Katie and Junior, were held at gunpoint whilst in the country to film scenes for Katie's programme.
It is understood that six men approached the vehicle in the incident.
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Recalling it, a visibly emotional Princess said: "I just remember the noise, oh my God it was disgusting.
"This guy, who had a baseball bat and he started smashing the window."
Princess revealed that the men demanded that she be handed over to them by Katie who was quick to intervene.
She continued: "I looked out the window and I remember it not feeling real, and the guy was just staring into my soul. Then they were like 'we've got guns, we're going to shoot you'.
"My mum... the guys were like touching up my mum which is disgusting and she was like 'just F-off my kids, don't touch my kids'.
"I think they wanted me because of my blonde hair and blue eyes cause they said 'give me your kids'. Imagine hearing that at like 10 years old.
"After the hijack happened, the police said it was a miracle that we survived.
"It is the scariest thing I have ever been put through.
"In that moment I genuinely thought I was going to get kidnapped and die."
Adding of the lasting impact, Princess said to her brother: "A lot of those traumas are still there, so I think it's something you have to learn to just, like, deal with."
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Princess shared her fear that she would die during the ordeal
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Katie in the immediate aftermath of the incident
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Princess and Junior were only young during the incident
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In 2022, Katie revealed that she had been raped during the horror incident.
She spent time in a Priory rehab clinic, where she was diagnosed with PTSD after the attack.
She previously told The Sun in 2018: "The reason I went there was because I got held at gunpoint and sexually assaulted.
'Six men attacked us after we stopped because my son Junior needed a wee.
'We should never have been allowed to make that journey without security.
'It was like something from a horror film. This big man in an adidas hoody was shouting in my face, swearing and demanding I give him everything. And he was touching me down below.
'I grabbed a pillow and launched myself in front of the kids, trying to protect them, waiting for a bullet to hit me. I thought I was going to die. Police said it was a miracle they didn't kill us."
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