New Zealand man attempted to kill the Queen in 1981 - report reveals

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A new report has detailed how a bullet went whistling past Her Majesty’s head as she stepped out of a car in 1981.

Christopher John Lewis, 17, fired a bullet as the crowd cheered, totally unaware they had nearly witnessed the assassination of the British monarch.

The teenager from Dunedin in the country’s South Island shot at Queen Elizabeth II with a .22 rifle

Officers scrambled to cover up the near miss, it has been revealed.

When they were questioned over a brief disturbance, officers even said a sign had fallen over, causing a loud bang.

Former Dunedin police officer, Tom Lewis, who worked on the 1981 case said: “You will never get a true file on that. It was reactivated, regurgitated, bits pulled off it, other false bits put on.”