- Anne Beckwith-Smith, a former lady-in-waiting to Diana, Princess of Wales, has been disqualified from driving for six months.
- The 74-year-old accumulated 12 penalty points on her licence after pleading guilty to a speeding offence last summer.
- She argued that a driving ban would cause "exceptional hardship" due to her need to visit and care for her older brother, who resides in a Salisbury care home.
- Magistrates rejected her plea after it was revealed she possesses a second home in Salisbury, which she initially failed to mention, undermining her claim of hardship.
- Beckwith-Smith was ordered to pay a £307 fine, along with £130 in costs and a £123 victim surcharge.
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