Family faces 'stolen card' trial

Princess Margaret, the Queen's younger sister, died in 2002

A family will face a crown court trial accused of trying to sell a National Insurance card belonging to the late Princess Margaret on the internet.

David Neil, 66, his wife, Constance, 65, and their son, Jeffrey, 34, denied handling stolen goods at Newcastle Magistrates' Court.

The Neils, from Stanley, County Durham, elected for a crown court trial.

They were arrested after attempting to sell the card on the internet auction site eBay.

They are accused of dishonestly handling the card between January 1997 and August 2006 after it had been allegedly stolen.

Magistrates adjourned the case for a committal hearing at the same court on 30 October.

All three were remanded on unconditional bail.

Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died in February 2002, aged 71, after suffering a stroke and associated heart problems.