Funeral Edwina Mountbatten

Mountbatten was granted the rare honour of a ceremonial funeral held at westminster abbey london on 5th september 1979 which was televised globally.

Funeral edwina mountbatten. 28 november 1900 21 february 1960 was an english heiress socialite relief worker and the last vicereine of india as wife of louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma. Bizarrely on hutchs death in 1969 mountbatten rang the funeral directors offering to pay for his headstone and grave in highgate cemetery. Edwina countess mountbatten of burma was found dead on the morning of 21st february 1960 she was aged just 59yrs old. In season 2 lord mountbatten says to the queen you married a wild spiritwe both did.

Edwina cynthia annette mountbatten countess mountbatten of burma ci gbe dcvo gcstj nee ashley. The new season of the crown depicts the funeral of lord mountbatten the former viceroy of india. Mountbattens own boots had been placed reversed in the stirrups. 22 hutch is thought ho have been the man who edwina.

During the parade that preceded the funeral lord mountbattens black charger horse dolly was led by an attendant. After the long last journey home from the far east where lady mountbatten died her mortal remains were brought to portsmouth. A newspaper article about edwinas death the funeral of edwina countess mountbatten of burma mountbatten casts his wreath following edwinas coffin. Family mourners including p.

Trying to tame them is no use. Lord mountbatten and lady edwina ashley mountbatten had an open marriage. The funeral of edwina countess mountbatten of burma at sea off the coast of portsmouth from hms wakeful on this day in 1960 following a service at romsey abbey officiated by the archbishop of canterbury. When he was 22 mountbatten married edwina cynthia annette ashley an heiress and socialite.