Edwina Mountbatten Daughter

Patricia edwina victoria knatchbull 2nd countess mountbatten of burma cbe msc cd was a british peeress and the third cousin of queen elizabeth ii.

Edwina mountbatten daughter. She was the elder sister of lady pamela hicks first cousin to prince philip duke of edinburgh and the last surviving baptismal sponsor to prince charles. Louis affectionately known by his family as dickie was often away with the navy and cracks began to show in their marriage after the birth of their first daughter patricia in 1924. Which she mentioned in the book daughter of empire. Having recently celebrated the marriage of their youngest daughter the lady pamela mountbatten to the designer and interior decorator david hicks 1929 1998 on 13th january 1960 at romsey abbey the subsequent untimely death of edwina dealt a heavy blow to mountbatten and his family.

Through her father lady pamela is a first cousin of prince philip duke of edinburgh and a grandniece of the last empress of russia alexandra feodorovna. A second child pamela carmen louise was born at the ritz hotel in barcelona spain on 19th april 1929. Lord mountbatten and his wife eventually agreed upon an open marriage in order to spare themselves the shame of a divorce. Edwina mountbatten pictured with first daughter patricia was one of the magnetic personalities of high society in thirties london the housekeeper at the grand mayfair mansion was at.

When my mother returned from shopping one day she was met with mr larry gray is in the drawing room. Edwinas daughter pamela hicks once revealed of their broom house family home in park lane. British historian philip ziegler with access to the private letters and diaries concludes the relationship. The couples daughter pamela said.

She served as a bridesmaid and later as a lady in waiting to queen elizabeth ii. When my father first heard that. Life as a mountbatten. Mountbatten was visiting barcelona and edwina drove herself to meet him but no sooner had she reached barcelona than the baby began to arrive and no doctor was available.

Indias first prime minister jawaharlal nehru and the countrys last vicereine edwina mountbatten deeply loved and respected each other but they did not a physical relationship edwinas daughter pamela hicks nee mountbatten has written in a book recently published in india. She was the elder daughter of heiress edwina ashley a patrilineal descendant of the earls of shaftesbury first ennobled in 1661 and admiral of the fleet the 1st earl mountbatten of burma. Lady pamela carmen louise hicks is a british aristocrat and relative of the british royal family.