Lord Mountbatten And Prince Philip
Lieutenant philip mountbatten married princess elizabeth daughter of king george vi of the united kingdom on 20 november 1947.
Lord mountbatten and prince philip. What was lord mountbattens relationship to prince charles. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Extraordinary new documentary explores life of prince philips beloved uncle lord mountbatten and his glamorous heiress wife who both had bisexual affairs and branded were persons of extremely. 1450 sun nov 15 2020.
25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth iiduring the second world war he was supreme allied commander south east asia. Queen elizabeth ii and lord louis mountbatten uncle of her husband prince philip. In 1952 on the accession of his wife as queen elizabeth ii there was some dispute regarding the dynasty to which descendants of elizabeth and phillip would belong. Prince philip duke of edinburgh the son of princess alice of battenberg and grandson of the 1st marquess of milford haven took the name mountbatten when he became a naturalised british subject.
Photo by tim graham photo library via getty images for months during 1968 media tycoon and bank of england director cecil king publicly advocated the formation of a coalition government. Prince philips uncle lord mountbatten was prince charless trusted mentor if you havent finished season two of the crown proceed with caution light spoilers ahead. A great grandson of queen victoria he was both. Mountbatten has even been credited with introducing a young prince philip to the then princess elizabeth.
The mountbatten connection to the royal family as with many royal relatives louis mountbatten was related to both prince philip and queen elizabeth. Lord mountbatten was seen as a father figure to the young prince charles as well with the. Prince philip denied the popular belief that lord mountbatten had become a substitute father figure to him a biography has claimed.