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Beatrice Gribble

Beatrice Gribble (died 1868) was a leader of the Blighters gang in London.

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Beatrice Gribble initially sought to become a lady-in-waiting of Queen Victoria and to become a part of high society, but when her attempts to gain the title repeatedly failed, she resolved to kill Prince Albert as a result. In 1868, Jacob Frye set out to assassinate her near Buckingham Palace to save the Queen. Frye found her in a nearby park, where he killed her with his cane-sword.

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