Lord Mountbatten And Prince Charles
The decorated war hero was seen as a father figure to the young.
Lord mountbatten and prince charles. The loss of lord louis mountbatten charles danceprince philips uncle and father figure to prince charles known as uncle dickie in the seriesis a shock that has a ripple effect. Lord mountbatten played a significant part in the upbringing of prince charles as he dealt with a troubled life at school. And mountbattens granddaughter india hicks has spoken to daily star online about the pairs special relationship as the crown season four is released on netflix. The provisional irish republican army claimed responsibility for the august 27 1979 murder of lord louis mountbatten 79 earl of burma great grandson of queen victoria second cousin of queen.
Lord mountbatten also reportedly deterred prince charles from embarking on a relationship with camilla shand who went on to marry andrew parker bowles in 1973. The first episode of the highly anticipated fourth season of the crown focuses on the assassination of lord mountbatten by the ira putting to an end his decades long relationship with the royal family starting with prince philip and continuing with prince charles. He was known to the royal family as.