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A photograph of the white Muslim convert who planned to murder Prince Harry shows him posing on a beach with women in niqabs and stockings.
Belfast-born Ashraf Islam, was jailed after turning himself into police for plotting an attack to kill the prince earlier this year.
The 31-year-old, formerly known as Mark Townley, is pictured in a dinner jacket with the two women in the undated photograph taken from his website.
Islam gave himself up to police the day after Drummer Lee Rigby was killed in Woolwich after planning to kill the prince in a plot he had named Operation Regal.
He told officers at Hounslow police station in west London that he had ‘advanced plans’ to shoot the prince at close range with a low-calibre pistol.
Islam described Drummer Rigby as a ‘soft target’ and said he did not agree with the attack.
He said he intended to kill Prince Harry because the third in line to the throne, a veteran of Afghanistan, ‘had blood on his hands’.
Ashraf grew up in a Christian household before falling into trouble with the law and converting to Islam following his last stint behind bars in 2011.
His family are said to be 'devastated' by his actions, particularly his religious mother Angela who was is being cared for by family friends, The Mirror has reported.
A court heard on Friday how Islam had spent time in Thailand researching the prince and his whereabouts before returning to the UK and handing himself in.
Lynne Townley, prosecuting at Isleworth Crown Court, said: ‘On May 23, at Hounslow police station, Ashraf Islam made a threat to PC Boyne that he was going to kill another person, that was namely Prince Harry.’
Miss Townley said: ‘He said he’d been watching the Horse Guards Parade and planned to disarm an officer while disguised as a tourist, rather than bringing a gun into London.
‘He used his time in Thailand to get his fitness to a higher level. He planned to send a telephone warning to create a diversion.’
A document found on Islam’s computer stated: ‘Aim for target. No civilians to be injured. Dress code is the biker look. Use low-calibre pistol at close range. Not to be viewed as Islamist extremist.’
She told the court that after landing at Heathrow, Islam checked into a Travelodge hotel and at 11am the following morning went to Hounslow police station.
He told PC Boyne, the duty officer, that he wanted to talk about a murder and asked to speak in private.
Miss Townley said: ‘He told the officer he had come to the station because he wanted to admit to a serious incident which he would commit the next day.
He claimed he was being monitored by UK security. The would-be killer said he decided to confess to his grisly plans after feeling ‘scared and nervous’ on the morning of May 23.
‘He said he felt it was best to speak to the police directly.’ At Uxbridge magistrates’ court on May 25, Islam pleaded guilty to one count of making a threat to kill.
Islam, who separated from his wife and young child in Northern Ireland after making ‘several reckless financial decisions’, converted to the religion in Belfast.
The Crown Court adjourned his sentencing until November 1 so a mental health assessment can be completed by a doctor.
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